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Alternative name: Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler

Phylloscopus occipitalis
Photo by tony.saw
Myodia Pass, Arunchal Pradesh, India, May 2010

Identification

11cm

  • Distinctive crown stripe
  • Two wing-bars

Distribution

Asia: found in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan and Kashmir; winters in India.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Forests.

Behaviour

The clutch consists of 4 eggs. The nest is made in a hole.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Wikipedia

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