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Western crowned warbler

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Western crowned warbler
at Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Phylloscopidae
Genus: Phylloscopus
Species:
P. occipitalis
Binomial name
Phylloscopus occipitalis
(Blyth, 1845)
Eggs of Phylloscopus occipitalis MHNT

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

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Phylloscopus occipitalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)