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(Redirected from Phylloscopus occipitalis) Species of bird

Western crowned warbler
at Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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.

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 pale beak, grayish mantle, crown stripes, and pale legs.

Diet

The western crowned warbler is an insectivore.

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, doi:10.1515/9781501750939-027, ISBN 978-1-5017-5093-9, retrieved 2024-03-08
  4. Maclean, John (1878-01-12). "Birding-piece". Notes and Queries. s5-IX (211): 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.
Taxon identifiers
Phylloscopus occipitalis
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