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