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| − | [[Image:Warbler8.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|scottishdude|scottishdude}}<br />Goa, [[India]], March 2009]] | + | [[Image:Warbler8.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|scottishdude|scottishdude}}<br />Goa, [[India]], 12 March 2009]] |
;[[:Category:Phylloscopus|Phylloscopus]] trochiloides | ;[[:Category:Phylloscopus|Phylloscopus]] trochiloides | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 10–11·5 cm | + | 10–11·5 cm (4-4 ins) |
*Greyish-green (or dark green) upperparts | *Greyish-green (or dark green) upperparts | ||
*Off-white underparts | *Off-white underparts | ||
*Long [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] (from bill to nape) | *Long [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] (from bill to nape) | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| − | [[Image:greenish_warbler_alok.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, [[India]], January | + | [[Image:greenish_warbler_alok.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, [[India]], 28 January 2015]] |
It has a single wing bar unlike most similar species, except [[Arctic Warbler]], which is slightly larger and has a thicker bill. | It has a single wing bar unlike most similar species, except [[Arctic Warbler]], which is slightly larger and has a thicker bill. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Europe]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]<br /> | [[Europe]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]<br /> | ||
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This species occurs as a spring or early autumn vagrant in western Europe and is annual in [[Great Britain]]. | This species occurs as a spring or early autumn vagrant in western Europe and is annual in [[Great Britain]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Two-barred Warbler]] and [[Green Warbler]] are sometimes included in this species. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
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:*Western Himalayas (Gilgit and Kashmir to Kumaon); winters to southern India | :*Western Himalayas (Gilgit and Kashmir to Kumaon); winters to southern India | ||
*''P. t. obscuratus'': | *''P. t. obscuratus'': | ||
| − | :*North-western China to [[Tibet]]; winters to [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]] and | + | :*North-western China to [[Tibet]]; winters to [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]] and Indochin |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Mixed birch woodland and conifer forests, both lowland and montane. Breeds up to heights around 4500 m. | Mixed birch woodland and conifer forests, both lowland and montane. Breeds up to heights around 4500 m. | ||
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====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
Its song is a high jerky trill. | Its song is a high jerky trill. | ||
| − | + | {{ Audio|Greenish Warbler Wawu.mp3 }} | |
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Recording by {{user|china+guy|china guy}}, Sichuan, [[China]], August 2011 | Recording by {{user|china+guy|china guy}}, Sichuan, [[China]], August 2011 | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct24}}#Avibase |
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015) | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Phylloscopus | + | {{GSearch|"Phylloscopus trochiloides" {{!}} "Greenish Warbler"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phylloscopus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phylloscopus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:42, 9 December 2024
- Phylloscopus trochiloides
Identification
10–11·5 cm (4-4 ins)
- Greyish-green (or dark green) upperparts
- Off-white underparts
- Long supercilium (from bill to nape)
Similar Species
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, India, 28 January 2015
It has a single wing bar unlike most similar species, except Arctic Warbler, which is slightly larger and has a thicker bill.
Distribution
Europe, Africa and Asia
Eastern Europe: Scandinavia : Sweden, Finland, Denmark; Baltic States, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Ukraine
Northern Africa: occurs only in Egypt
Middle East: Turkey, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran and Georgia
Asia: Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Andaman, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Korea
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Malay Peninsula
This species occurs as a spring or early autumn vagrant in western Europe and is annual in Great Britain.
Taxonomy
Two-barred Warbler and Green Warbler are sometimes included in this species.
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- P. t. viridanus:
- North-eastern Europe to central Asia and Afghanistan; winters to southern India
- P. t. trochiloides:
- P. t. ludlowi:
- Western Himalayas (Gilgit and Kashmir to Kumaon); winters to southern India
- P. t. obscuratus:
Habitat
Mixed birch woodland and conifer forests, both lowland and montane. Breeds up to heights around 4500 m.
Behaviour
This warbler is strongly migratory.
Breeding
It breeds in lowland forests. The nest is on the ground in low shrub.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of insects.
Vocalisation
Its song is a high jerky trill.
Recording by china guy, Sichuan, China, August 2011
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Greenish Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greenish_Warbler
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
