Japanese Bush Warbler

Japan Buschsänger ( Cettia diphone )

The Japan Buschsänger (Japanese鴬uguisu ) Cettia diphone, also called the Japanese nightingale, is a passerine bird that is often hears as looks. It has a distinctive mating call, japanese Hōhokekyo is to listen in Japan in many places in early spring. The beauty of his singing has helped him to the name Japanese nightingale, but sings this in contrast to their European counterparts during the day.

The Song of the Japanese nightingale is one of the most popular motifs in Japanese poetry and appeared in many poems from collections such as the Manyoshu and the Kokinshu on. In Haiku and Renga the nightingale one of the season 's words ( kigo ) for the early spring. It is also associated with the plum blossom ( ume ) and is shown with her on the Hanafuda cards. But the song of the nightingale is heard in Japan until the late spring, after the plum blossoms are wilted.

In winter, the bird sings a different song, and is then referred to the haiku, with the name Sasako, the song is called sasanaki.

The Japan Buschsänger is one of the " three famous songbirds " of Japan, next to the Japanschnäpper and the Japanese Robin ( Erithacus akahige ).

The plumage of Japan Busch singer is gray-brown, and he is very shy. Normally, it can be observed only in the spring, before the trees get their leaves dress.

The excrement of Japan Busch singer was a long time as skin lighteners and used for wrinkle removal. Even so stains were removed from kimonos. Even today you can sometimes buy the so-called " Uguisu Powder ".

After the Japanese nightingale and the " nightingale floor " ( uguisubari ) is named in Japanese castles, in which each threshold when walked on causing a characteristic chirping noise. This form of " alarm " can be found for example in the Nijo - jo, in Eikan - dō and Chion-in in Kyoto.

Audio files

  • Song 1 / i: pi pi pi ... kekyo kekyo Hooo - hoke'kyo Hoohokekyo.
  • Song 2 / i: Hooo - hokekyo, hooo hokekyo. The chants of two Japanese nightingales in a file
  • ? Song 3 / i: Hoohokekyo
  • ? Song 4 / i: Hoohokekyo
  • ? Song 5 / i: Hoohokekyo
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