Large-billed Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus magnirostris

Large leaf warbler with two whitish wingbars, dark greenish-gray upperparts, a long and contrasting white eyebrow, and a robust dark bill. Breeds in high-elevation forest across the Himalayas, where it is scarce, to China, where it is more common. Winters in dense tropical forest in South India and Sri Lanka, where its piercing two-note whistled call is a common sound. Conspicuous during migration as it passes slowly through varied habitats, sometimes singing its pleasant breeding song composed of five whistles.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Phylloscopus magnirostris
Authority
Blyth, 1843
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Phylloscopidae
Genus
Phylloscopus

Range and habitat

Breeding range
OR : Himalayas and c China
Non-breeding range
India
Migration
Complete migrants

Conservation

Population trend
stable

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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