Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus magnirostris
乌嘴柳莺
Description
A somewhat large leaf warbler with a single wing bar and a prominent yellowish-white supercilium. It has a contrasting broad and dark eye stripe extending behind the eye, a large darkish upper mandible, a dark crown, and greyish ear-coverts.
Identification
Distinguished by its distinctive two-note call (dir-tee with the second note much higher). The large, darkish upper mandible helps separate it from most other leaf warblers in its range. Can be confused with Arctic warbler.
Distribution & Habitat
Breeds in central China and the Himalayas. Winters in Sri Lanka, the Western Ghats and associated hill ranges. Inhabits dense vegetation but has also been observed in urban areas on occasion.
Behavior & Ecology
More often heard than seen. The distinctive call is a two-note dir-tee with the second note much higher. Another call consists of a single faint note followed by a series of paired-notes descending evenly. They call often and at regular intervals.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Phylloscopidae
- Genus
- Phylloscopus
- eBird Code
- lblwar1
Distribution
breeds Kashmir to southern Tibet and southern China; winters to India and Myanmar
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.