Passeriformes / Phylloscopidae / Phylloscopus
Eastern Crowned Warbler
Phylloscopus coronatus · 冕柳莺
Introduction
A species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It inhabits boreal and temperate forests in the east Palearctic.
Description
Medium-sized, robust, and brightly coloured leaf warbler. Dark olive-green above and white below. Strong head pattern features dark, grey lateral crown stripes with an indistinct yellowish median crown stripe. Long yellowish-white supercilium, dark stripe through the eye, dark lores, and dusky yellow cheeks. Single pale wingbar. Square tail shows a slight fork. Strong, robust, pale-coloured bill and dark legs.
Distribution & Habitat
Breeds in eastern Siberia from the Argun River eastwards and southwards into western Manchuria, central Sichuan, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan. Winters in south-east Asia from eastern India and Bangladesh to Java. Found in open woodland (mixed or deciduous) at lower and middle mountain altitudes; dense taiga in the northern range. Wintering habitat includes open woodland, deep jungle, and mangroves. Vagrant in western Europe, with records in Great Britain and Scandinavia.
Behavior & Ecology
Arboreal species that forages quite low down in vegetation. Joins mixed flocks of other small birds in winter and during the breeding season. Often located by frequent singing. Readily flycatches by sallying out from a perch to catch insects in flight.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Phylloscopidae
- Genus
- Phylloscopus
Distribution
breeds Siberia and northern China; winters in southeastern Asia and Greater Sundas
Vocalizations
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.
