Western crowned warbler | |
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at Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Phylloscopidae |
Genus: | Phylloscopus |
Species: | P. occipitalis
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Binomial name | |
Phylloscopus occipitalis (
Blyth, 1845)
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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]
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.
It can be identified by its large [3] pale beak, grayish mantle, crown stripes, and pale legs. [4]
The western crowned warbler is an insectivore. [5]
Western crowned warbler | |
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at Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Phylloscopidae |
Genus: | Phylloscopus |
Species: | P. occipitalis
|
Binomial name | |
Phylloscopus occipitalis (
Blyth, 1845)
|
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]
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.
It can be identified by its large [3] pale beak, grayish mantle, crown stripes, and pale legs. [4]
The western crowned warbler is an insectivore. [5]