Locustelle de Mandelli Locustella mandelli

This mouse-like bush warbler skulks deeply in thickets and shrubbery, seldom exposing more than one part of its body at once except when singing. Brown overall with few distinguishing features; lighter, warmer brown overall than Brown Bush Warbler, with a whiter throat and belly. Favors fairly open brushy edge habitats with tangles and thickets of dense vegetation; can be found in overgrown cultivation and field edges. Belts out a song starting with a buzzing introductory note, which is followed by a series of paired ticks.