Sonograms of single strophes of songs of Locustella alishanensis (a; three strophes), L. mandelli idonea (b, c), L. seebohmi (d), L. montis (e-l), topotypical L. timorensis (Timor, m) and putative L. timorensis (Alor, n).

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Sonograms of single strophes of songs of Locustella alishanensis (a; three strophes), L. mandelli idonea (b, c), L. seebohmi (d), L. montis (e-l), topotypical L. timorensis (Timor, m) and putative L. timorensis (Alor, n).

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Integrative taxonomy of the Russet Bush Warbler Locustella mandelli complex reveals a new species from central China .

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Map showing the distribution of members of the Locustella mandelli complex, with localities from which we have sound recordings and/or DNA samples (latter underscored; details in Additional file 1: Table S1).
Sonogram terminology.
Principal components analysis of external measurements (not including bill measurements, to maximize inclusion of specimens) of both sexes of all recognized taxa of the Locustella mandelli complex and L. alishanensis.
Principal components analysis of external measurements of males and unsexed individuals only of all recognized taxa of the Locustella mandelli complex and L. alishanensis.
Locustella chengi sp. nov., adult male (sexed by song and later in hand by prominent cloacal protuberance and lack of brood patch), Laojun Shan, Sichuan, China, 1350 m, 27 May 2014 (IOZ19663; same individual as in Figures 6a and 11a).
Locustella chengi sp. nov. (a-f) and L. mandelli mandelli/melanorhyncha (g), all adults, identified as males by song (and prominent cloacal protuberance and lack of brood patch in a-d and g, not checked in e-f).
Principal components analysis of plumage scores for all recognized taxa of the Locustella mandelli complex and L. alishanensis.
[Wing (flattened) length + culmen (from skull) length]/tail length ratios for Locustella m. mandelli and L. m. melanorhyncha (combined) and L. chengi sp. nov. Mann-Whitney U = 18.00, chi-square approximation = 14.70, df = 1, p -value = 0.000.
Sonograms and their corresponding oscillograms of single strophes of Locustella chengi sp. nov. (a-c), L. mandelli mandelli/melanorhyncha (d, e) and L. mandelli melanorhyncha (f).
Sonograms of single strophes of Locustella chengi sp. nov. (a-i) and L. mandelli (j-z) from different localities.
Sonograms of single strophes of songs of Locustella alishanensis (a; three strophes), L. mandelli idonea (b, c), L. seebohmi (d), L. montis (e-l), topotypical L. timorensis (Timor, m) and putative L. timorensis (Alor, n).
Discriminant Function Analysis of songs in the Locustella mandelli complex based on 11 variables.
Discriminant Function Analysis of songs of Locustella mandelli and L. chengi sp. nov. based on 18 variables.
Cytochrome b tree for the Locustella mandelli complex and L. alishanensis, with L. davidi and L. thoracica as outgroups (details in Additional file 1 : Table S1).
Detailed map of southern Sichuan, with localities where Locustella chengi sp. nov. and L. mandelli have been observed by us.
Elevational distributions of Locustella m. mandelli/melanorhyncha and L. chengi sp. nov. in southern Sichuan, China (localities in Figure 1 and Additional file 1 : Table S1).

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