Green-crowned Warbler
Phylloscopus burkii
金眶鹟莺
Introduction
Leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae) formerly classified in the Old World warbler assemblage. Range encompasses the Indian subcontinent across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. A single vagrant record from Sigiriya, Sri Lanka in 1993. Inhabits subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests as well as subtropical and tropical moist montane forests. Previously placed in genus Seicercus, but molecular phylogenetic research in 2018 resulted in merger into Phylloscopus.
Distribution & Habitat
Resident breeding species across the Himalayan foothills and northeastern Indian subcontinent. Population occupies Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Habitats include subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and moist montane forests. One extralimital record documented from Sigiriya, Sri Lanka in 1993.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Phylloscopidae
- Genus
- Phylloscopus
- eBird Code
- goswar1
Distribution
breeds western Himalayas (Pakistan to Kashmir and Bhutan); winters India
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.