---
title: "Asian Stubtail"
description: "Urosphena squameiceps — Birds. The Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps) is a bird in the family Cettiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/asian-stubtail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Asian Stubtail

> Urosphena squameiceps — Birds. The Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps) is a bird in the family Cettiidae.

- Scientific name: *Urosphena squameiceps*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1562
- Wikidata: [Q2669165](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2669165)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117142](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117142)

## Names

- en: Asian Stubtail
- de: Stummelsänger
- es: Tesi japones
- fr: Bouscarle de Swinhoe
- nl: Kortstaartstruikzanger
- pl: Kusaczynka północna

## Countries with the most observations

IN (125), CN (103), RU (78), JP (75), KR (68), HK (54), TW (26), TH (16), MO (9), VN (6)

## Summary

The Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps) is a bird in the family Cettiidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. It breeds in Northeast Asia and Japan. Its natural habitat is temperate forest.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_stubtail

## Photo

![Asian Stubtail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/asian-stubtail/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/400139208

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/asian-stubtail?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).