Passeriformes / Phylloscopidae / Phylloscopus
Grey-crowned Warbler
Phylloscopus tephrocephalus · 灰冠鹟莺
Introduction
A species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae, formerly placed in the genus Seicercus before being merged into Phylloscopus following a 2018 molecular phylogenetic study. It inhabits temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Phylloscopidae
- Genus
- Phylloscopus
Taxonomy Changes
Seicercus tephrocephalus → Phylloscopus tephrocephalus
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Distribution
breeds northern Myanmar to southwestern China and northern Thailand; winters to Indochina
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.
