Western crowned warbler
Appearance
Western crowned warbler | |
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at Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Phylloscopidae |
Genus: | Phylloscopus |
Species: | P. occipitalis
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Binomial name | |
Phylloscopus occipitalis (Blyth, 1845)
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The western crowned warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Central Asia. It winters in the forests of the Western Ghats.
The nest is built in a hole, and the typical clutch is four eggs.
The species has a distinctive crown stripe and two wing-bars. It often moves in small flocks or in mixed hunting parties.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Phylloscopus occipitalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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