- Phylloscopus tenellipes
Identification
10-11cm. Medium sized, wing-barred leaf warbler with a shortish stout bill.
Head; crown brown to greyish brown contrasting, with, especially when fresh olive brown upperparts; strong, long creamy supercilium emphasised by equally long dark eyestripe; ear coverts mottled greyish-brown; median and greater coverts tipped pale often appearing as individual tips; underparts white, including throat, with a brownish wash to the flanks.
Bill brownish horn with pale cutting edge to the upper and base of lower mandible; legs, pale pink though can appear pale grey-blue.
Distribution
Breeds river valleys of north-eastern Asia; winters in south-east Asia.
Cambodia, China, India, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Breeds in Temperate forests nesting in wooded river valleys and undergrowth up to 1800m; winters in mangroves and lowland scrub.
Behaviour
Quite secretive, spends most of the time foraging low down on branches and on the ground amongst undergrowth, often with a downward pumping of the tail.
Vocalisation
Call a distinctive short metallic 'tink' or rising 'tsik'
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pale-legged Leaf Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pale-legged_Leaf_Warbler
External Links
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