Biology:Buff-throated warbler

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Short description: Species of bird

Buff-throated warbler
File:BUFF-THROATED-WARBLER.jpg
in Mandala Top, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Phylloscopidae
Genus: Phylloscopus
Species:
P. subaffinis
Binomial name
Phylloscopus subaffinis
Ogilvie-Grant, 1900
File:Phylloscopus subaffinis distribution map.png
  Year-round
  Breeding
  Non-breeding

The buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.

It breeds in China and winters down toward northern Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Description

Its underparts are yellowish, and its upperparts are greenish-gray.[2] Its bill has a dark tip.[2] It is similar to the Tickell's Leaf Warbler, but duller in color.[2]

Buff-throated warbler in Wawushan, Sichuan

Vocalization

It can be identified by its short two-note call.[2]

Diet

It forages in low vegetation.[2]

Breeding

It breeds on hillsides in open scrub habitat.[2]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Phylloscopus subaffinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715275A94446693.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22715275/94446693. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Clement, Peter (2020-03-04), "Buff-throated Warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis)", Birds of the World (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), http://dx.doi.org/10.2173/bow.butwar1.01, retrieved 2024-02-22 

Wikidata ☰ Q3234832 entry