Buff-barred Warbler
Phylloscopus pulcher
Small and active “Pallas’s-type” leaf warbler with a long yellow brow stripe and pale rump. Yellowish-olive overall with two tan wingbars, one much larger than the other. White outer tail feathers typically invisible when perched, but eye-catching when the bird is hovering or landing. Extremely similar to other “Pallas’s-type” warblers, but combination of orangish wingbars, weak crown stripe, and rather uniform underparts is diagnostic. Pallas’s Leaf Warbler has a brighter crown stripe, a flashier rump patch, and yellow wingbars. Buff-barred’s head can sometimes have a gray wash similar to that of Ashy-throated Warbler, but it lacks that species’ clean white brow stripe. Buff-barred is common in hilly and montane forests, often as part of mixed-species flocks; listen out for its loud “tzeet” notes and shrill buzzy trill of a song.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Phylloscopus pulcher
- Authority
- Blyth, 1845
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Phylloscopidae
- Genus
- Phylloscopus
Range and habitat
- Breeding range
- OR : Himalayas, s China and nw Vietnam
- Non-breeding range
- se Asia
- Migration
- Vertical migration
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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Multicolored tanager found in humid forests including Araucaria forests and forest borders. Found in pairs or small groups and regularly accompanies mixed-species flocks. Males have a cinnamon head and back with a black mask and a straw-colored rump. They are blue-green below and have blue wings (with straw-colored coverts) and a blue tail. Males are similar to male Black-backed Tanagers, but lack the black back. Females are duller without the male’s mask and have a green back and cinnamon vent. Females are essentially identical to female Black-backed Tanagers.
Buff-cheeked Greenlet
Pachysylvia muscicapina
Small, sprightly bird of mixed-species flocks in the rainforest canopy. Note plain appearance with unmarked olive-green wings and back that contrast with buffy face and chest. Forages in leaf clusters at the ends of high branches, often hanging upside-down. Unlikely to be seen in forest understory or away from flocks. Delivers short, snappy song over and over while foraging.
Laggar Falcon
Falco jugger
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