Broad-billed Warbler
Tickellia hodgsoni
Greenish-backed, yellow-bellied, gray-headed, and rufous-crowned, this colorful small warbler closely resembles a Mountain Tailorbird; look for a significantly shorter bill and more extensive rufous on the crown. Forages actively and sometimes socially in thick, dense undergrowth in mid- to upper-elevation forests, often in stands of bamboo. Song consists of high thin “tseeeee” and “tsi-leeeeee” notes, as well as a lower-pitched rollicking sputter.
Identification
The broad-billed warbler (Tickellia hodgsoni) is a species of bush warbler (family Cettiidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, and belongs to the monotypic genus Tickellia. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Taxonomy
Genus: Tickellia; Family: Cettiidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Tickellia hodgsoni
- Authority
- (Moore, F, 1854)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cettiidae
- Genus
- Tickellia
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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