Black-faced Warbler - BirdForum Opus

Nominate subspecies
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Forest-edge, Ranikhet, Alt. 6500 ft., Dist. Almora, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 19 November 2019

Abroscopus schisticeps

Identification

10 cm (4 in)

• Black mask
• Yellow supercilium throat, breast and flanks
• Grey crown, nape and side of neck
• Whitish belly

Distribution

Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam

Taxonomy

Subspecies A. s. ripponi
Photo © by china guy
Zixi Mountain,Yunnan, China, August 2010

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• A. s. schisticeps:

• Central Nepal to Sikkim and north-eastern India (Darjiling)

• A. s. flavimentalis: yellow throat, grey underparts

• South-eastern Tibet to north-eastern India and Myanmar (Chin Hills and Mount Victoria)

• A. s. ripponi:

• Southern China (Sichuan and Yunnan) to eastern Myanmar and northern Vietnam

Habitat

Sub-tropical broad-leaved forests, often where there is bamboo. Found at heights around 1,400 to 2,400 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of very small insects and invertebrates. They generally hunt in the upper canopy.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Arthur Grosset
4. Birding.in
5. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-faced Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Warbler

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