Grey-hooded warbler

The grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It is most famous for the way it warbles. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.

Grey-hooded warbler

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Phylloscopidae
Genus: Phylloscopus
Species:
P. xanthoschistos
Binomial name
Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
(Gray & Gray, 1846)
Synonyms

Seicercus xanthoschistos G.E.Gray & G.R.Gray, 1846

It is found in the Himalayas. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phylloscopus xanthoschistos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Grey-hooded warbler, Uttarakhand, India
Grey-hooded warbler, Himachal Pradesh, India


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