Also known as: 鶯, うぐいす(鳥), ウグイス(鳥)
Latin: Horornis diphone
Japanese: 鶯 uguisu
A small, drab, secretive perching bird. It is soft brown with a pale belly and eyebrow.
The distinctive breeding call of the uguisu can be heard throughout much of Japan from the start of spring.
