Brooks's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus subviridis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.
| Brooks's leaf warbler | |
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| Brooks's leaf warbler (above), and Hume's leaf warbler (below); illustration by Keulemans, 1881 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Phylloscopidae |
| Genus: | Phylloscopus |
| Species: | P. subviridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phylloscopus subviridis (Brooks, 1872)
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Distribution and habitat
editIt is found in Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, and Turkmenistan, but has been recorded only in northwestern India and Pakistan in present times. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.
History
editThe Brooks's leaf warbler was described by ornithologist William Edwin Brooks, father of the Canadian bird illustrator Allan Brooks.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phylloscopus subviridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22715305A94448067. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715305A94448067.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Brooks's Leaf Warbler 2010. [1]
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