Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis)

Other Names (World)
Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler, Western Crowned-Warbler, Large Crowned Warbler, Large Crowned Leaf-warbler, Large Crowned Willow-warbler, Great Crowned Warbler, Great Crowned Leaf-warbler, Great Crowned Willow-warbler, Western Crowned Warbler

Family
Phylloscopidae (Leaf-warblers)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1845)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, temperate forest. From 2,100 - 3,200 m, occasionally to 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B), Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia (Asian), South Korea, Taiwan (China), Tajikistan (B).

Breeds eastern Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan and northern and eastern Afghanistan and north-western Himalayas from north-western Pakistan (Chitral south to Murree Hills) and Kashmir east to northern India (Uttaranchal Pradesh). Non-breeding peninsular India (Gujarat south to Kerala, also Madhya Pradesh and Eastern Ghats) and Bangladesh.

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 (17)...)

Western Crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) [XC817980]
by id from Nako Bus Stop (near Nako), Shimla Division, Himachal Pradesh, India (song)

Western Crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) [XC472928]
by Niels Poul Dreyer from Chopta, Kedarnath NP, Uttarakhand, India (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Close relationship to Blyth's Leaf-Warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides) is suggested by DNA studies.

References
See References.

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