The western crowned warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Central Asia. It winters in the forests of the Western Ghats. It prefers forests with high foliage complexity and tree density.[2]
| Western crowned warbler | |
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| at Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Phylloscopidae |
| Genus: | Phylloscopus |
| Species: | P. occipitalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phylloscopus occipitalis (Blyth, 1845)
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The nest is built in a hole, and the typical clutch is four eggs.
The species has a distinctive crown stripe and two wing-bars. It often moves in small flocks or in mixed hunting parties.
Description
editIt can be identified by its large[3] pale beak, grayish mantle, crown stripes, and pale legs.[4]
Diet
editThe western crowned warbler is an insectivore.[5]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phylloscopus occipitalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22715344A94449130. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715344A94449130.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Hariharan, Priyanka; Bangal, Priti; Sridhar, Hari; Shanker, Kartik (2022-08-30). "Habitat use by mixed-species bird flocks in tropical forests of the Western Ghats, India". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 38 (6): 393–400. doi:10.1017/s026646742200030x. ISSN 0266-4674.
- ^ "24. Birding on Bleaker Island", When Birds Are Near, Cornell University Press, pp. 222–227, 2020-09-15, doi:10.1515/9781501750939-027, ISBN 978-1-5017-5093-9, retrieved 2024-03-08
- ^ Maclean, John (1878-01-12). "Birding-piece". Notes and Queries. s5-IX (211): 27. doi:10.1093/nq/s5-ix.211.27b. ISSN 1471-6941.
- ^ Khan, Rahmat Ullah (2023). "Bioecology, Diversity and Distribution of Avian Fauna in Bajaur Valley, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Zoology. doi:10.17582/journal.pjz/20221110131139. ISSN 0030-9923.
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