Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Forest loss and fragmentation through timber extraction, the replacement of forest by rubber plantations, slash-and-burn agriculture and the unrestricted cutting of wood for fuel and other uses, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
High-pitched song 'tsitsisui-tsisui ... titsu-titsui-titsui'. Call is a 'pitsitsui, pitsiu' or 'pitsi-pitsu'.
Hainan Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus) [XC111600]
by Peter Collaerts from N19\u00b010.873\u2032 E109\u00b045.992\u2032, China (song)
Hainan Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus) [XC761710]
by Lars Lachmann from Jianfengling Nature Reserve, Hainan Island, China (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Recent phylogenetic study indicates that this species is closely related to subspecies ogilviegranti, disturbans and klossi (but not nominate) of White-tailed Leaf-Warbler (Phylloscopus intensior).