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Brooks's leaf warbler

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Brooks's leaf warbler
Brook's leaf warbler (above), and Hume's leaf warbler (below); illustration by Keulemans, 1881
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Phylloscopidae
Genus: Phylloscopus
Species:
P. subviridis
Binomial name
Phylloscopus subviridis
(Brooks, 1872)

Brooks's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus subviridis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

History

The Brooks's leaf warbler was described by Ornithologist William Edwin Brooks, father of the Canadian Bird Illustrator Allan Brooks.

References

  • Brooks's Leaf Warbler 2010. [1]