Green Warbler

Phylloscopus nitidus

Nondescript leaf warbler with two whitish wing bars (often only one visible), dull to bright greenish upperparts, a yellow wash usually restricted to the face, and a pale orange lower bill. Breeds in forest in the Caucasus mountains. Winters primarily in southern India, where it largely overlaps with the similar-looking Greenish Warbler. Although separable from Greenish Warbler by its greener upperparts, yellow on face, and the second wingbar (when present), Green is best identified by its loud, fast, trisyllabic “chi-su-wi” call.

Taxonomy

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

Range and habitat

Breeding range
PAL : n Turkey and n Caucasus s to n Georgia, n Iran and nw Afghanistan
Non-breeding range
s Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka
Migration
Complete migrants

Conservation

Population trend
stable

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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Gould's Frogmouth

Gould's Frogmouth

Batrachostomus stellatus

Cryptic, seldom-seen nightbird of lowland and foothill forests. Unlike other small frogmouths, sexes are alike. Light morph is bright rufous with scattered white dots on the wings and mottled-white underparts. Dark morph is brown but with the same general patterning. Compare with Sunda Frogmouth: male Sunda is much more heavily marked with white above and has patchier markings on the underparts, while female Sunda has a prominent white band across the chest. Sumatran and Bornean Frogmouths inhabit higher elevations. Song is a loud “weeow-wah.” Calls include “weeow” and a rapid series of “wuk” notes that resembles a thrush’s alarm call.

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove

Enggano Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia cinnamomea

Brown cuckoo-dove, endemic to Enggano Island, off Sumatra’s southwest coast. Gingery-brown, with distinctively blotchy, “scaled”-looking chest and upperparts. Unique in its limited range, where it is the only cuckoo-dove. Inhabits forested and wooded areas throughout the island. Like other closely related cuckoo-doves, forages predominantly in the middle and lower levels of forest. Often keeps to dense foliage, where it can be difficult to see; listen for its song, a mellow “doo-doo-dowOOH.”

Bornean Frogmouth

Bornean Frogmouth

Batrachostomus mixtus

Small stout frogmouth with a face full of wispy whiskers. Males are dark brown overall; females are bright rufous. Restricted to Borneo’s central and southern mountain ranges, where it inhabits foothill and lower montane forest. Similarly-sized Sunda Frogmouth mostly found in lowland forest. Blyth’s Frogmouth is proportionally longer-tailed, with stronger white markings on the wings and underparts. Vocalizations vary and are poorly understood; frequently gives a mournful descending whistle and a fluid, rippling, downslurred trill.

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