Japanese Bush Warbler
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| Cettia diphone (Kittlitz,, 1830) |
The Japanese Bush Warbler 鶯(ウグイス) (Cettia diphone) is a passerine bird more often heard than seen. Its distinctive breeding call "Hoohokekyo" can be heard throughout much of Japan from the start of spring. The appearance of the bird is said to coincide with with the first ume-plum blossoms. It is one of favorite motives of Japanese poetry, featuring in many poems including poems in Manyoshu or Kokinshu. In haiku and renga, uguisu is one of significant kigo in the early spring.
The bird is drab-coloured, and secretive. It is normally only seen in spring before there is foliage in the trees.
Songs
- Song-1: Pi pi pi... kekyo kekyo Hooo- hoke'kyo Hoohokekyo. A young bird can't sing well with "hoo hokekyo" from the beginning. It learns to sing gradually with "hoo hokekyo" with imitating surrounding song.
- Song-2: Hooo- hokekyo, hooo- hokekyo. The songs of two Japanese Bush Warbler are composed in 1 file.
- Song-3: Hoohokekyo
- Song-4: Hoohokekyo
- Song-5: Hoohokekyo
External links
- Picture (http://www.avesphoto.com/website/JP/species/WARJBU-1.htm)
- Recordings of call (http://midopika.cool.ne.jp/songs_e/uguisu.html)ja:ウグイス