- Phylloscopus nigrorum
Identification
10–11 cm, mostly yellow to yellow-green
- Upperside yellowish-green
- Wing bar yellow, only one and weak
- Crown brownish
- supercilium yellow above black eye line
- Undersides yellow
- Tail has whitish outer feathers
Similar species
From the formerly conspecific Mountain Leaf Warbler by lacking a central yellow crown stripe bordered by black stripes.
Distribution
Asia: found in the Philippines
Taxonomy
This species was formerly included in Mountain Leaf Warbler.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- P. n. benguetensis: North Luzon (northern Philippines)
- P. n. peterseni: Mountains of Palawan (south-western Philippines)
- P. n. nigrorum: Philippines (southern Luzon, Negros and Mindoro)
- P. n. diuatae: Diuata Mountains of north-eastern Mindanao (southern Philippines)
- P. n. mindanensis: Mindanao (Mt. Apo and Mt. Mayo)
- P. n. malindangensis: Mindanao (Mt. Malindang and Zamboanga Peninsula)
- P. n. flavostriatus: Mindanao (Mt. Katanglad and mountains of Misamis Oriental Province)
Habitat
Forests in mountains above 800 m asl, both primary and secondary forests of varied composition.
Behaviour
Frequently joins mixed species flocks but may also be found singly or in pairs. Food is captured from canopy or mid level of forest, and usually consists of small insects and their larvae.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Clement, P. (2022). Negros Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus nigrorum), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and N. D. Sly, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.mouwar4.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Negros Leaf Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Negros_Leaf_Warbler
External Links
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