Grey-crowned Warbler
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Grey-crowned Warbler
Wang.QG · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Grey-crowned Warbler
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Grey-crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus tephrocephalus

灰冠鹟莺

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. Found across Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Inhabits temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Previously classified in the genus Seicercus but reclassified into Phylloscopus following a molecular phylogenetic study in 2018 that found neither genus was monophyletic.

Distribution & Habitat

Occurs in Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Occupies temperate forests, subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical and tropical moist montane forests.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Phylloscopidae
Genus
Phylloscopus
eBird Code
gycwar1

Distribution

breeds northern Myanmar to southwestern China and northern Thailand; winters to Indochina

Vocalizations

Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij · CC_BY_4_0
Wang.QG · CC_BY_4_0

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.