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Photo by James Eaton
Location: Wuyishan,Jiangxi, China
Phylloscopus davisoni

Includes: Kloss's Leaf Warbler

Identification

Distribution

China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Taxonomy

  • P. d. davisoni from extreme southwest China to eastern Burma, northern Thailand, northern Laos and northern Vietnam
  • P. d. disturbans in southern China (Sichuan to southeast Yunnan, northern Guizhou and southeast Hunan)
  • P. d. ogilviegranti in southeast China (northwest Fujian and adjacent Guangdong)
  • P. d. intensior in southeast Thailand and northern Cambodia
  • P. d. klossi in the mountains of southern Laos and southern Vietnam

Some authorites split this species into two:

  • Kloss's Leaf Warbler - Phylloscopus ogilviegranti (with klossi, intensior and disturbans)
  • Davison's Leaf Warbler - Phylloscopus davisoni (monotypic)

Habitat

Open moist lowland woodland and montanes.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects.

It builds ball or dome-shaped nest on or near the ground.

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