Smoky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer)

Other Names (World)
Smoky Warbler, Smoky Leaf-warbler, Smoky Willow Warbler, Sikang Warbler (tibetanus), Xinjiang Warbler (tibetanus)

Family
Phylloscopidae (Leaf-warblers)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hodgson, 1845)

Habitat
Temperate grassland. From 3,900 - 5,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Nepal.

Vagrant to Myanmar.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Smoky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer) [XC767752]
by Yann Muzika from Rubber Mountains, Hainan, Qinghai, China (song)

Smoky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer) [XC116894]
by Peter Boesman from Dehradun, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India (call)

Subspecies
Has sometimes been treated as conspecific with Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

fuligiventer (Hodgson, 1845) - Breeds Himalayas of central Nepal and south-western China (southern Xizang), Sikkim and Bhutan. Non-breeding adjacent foothills and northern and north-eastern India.
tibetanus Ticehurst, 1937 - Breeds Himalayas of eastern Nepal and south-western China (south-eastern Xizang). Non-breeding north-eastern India (Arunachal Pradesh and northern Assam).
weigoldi Stresemann, 1923 - Breeds western-central China (southern Qinghai and eastern Xizang east to north-western Sichuan). Non-breeding Himalayan foothills of Nepal east to north-eastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur), Bangladesh, Andaman Is and northern Myanmar. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Smoky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer) - 10 files

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