Western crowned warbler

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Western crowned warbler
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at Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Phylloscopidae
Genus: Phylloscopus
Species:
P. occipitalis
Binomial name
Phylloscopus occipitalis
(Blyth, 1845)
Eggs of Phylloscopus occipitalis MHNT Phylloscopus occipitalis MHNT 226 Nepal HdB.jpg
Eggs of Phylloscopus occipitalis MHNT

The western crowned warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Central Asia. It winters in the forests of the Western Ghats. It prefers forests with high foliage complexity and tree density. [2]

Contents

The nest is built in a hole, and the typical clutch is four eggs.

The species has a distinctive crown stripe and two wing-bars. It often moves in small flocks or in mixed hunting parties.

Description

It can be identified by its large [3] pale beak, grayish mantle, crown stripes, and pale legs. [4]

Diet

The western crowned warbler is an insectivore. [5]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Phylloscopus occipitalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22715344A94449130. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715344A94449130.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Hariharan, Priyanka; Bangal, Priti; Sridhar, Hari; Shanker, Kartik (2022-08-30). "Habitat use by mixed-species bird flocks in tropical forests of the Western Ghats, India". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 38 (6): 393–400. doi:10.1017/s026646742200030x. ISSN   0266-4674.
  3. "24. Birding on Bleaker Island", When Birds Are Near, Cornell University Press, pp. 222–227, 2020-09-15, retrieved 2024-03-08
  4. Maclean, John (1878-01-12). "Birding-piece". Notes and Queries. s5-IX (211): 27–27. doi:10.1093/nq/s5-ix.211.27b. ISSN   1471-6941.
  5. Khan, Rahmat Ullah (2023). "Bioecology, Diversity and Distribution of Avian Fauna in Bajaur Valley, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Zoology. doi:10.17582/journal.pjz/20221110131139. ISSN   0030-9923.