Western crowned warbler
| Western crowned warbler | |
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| at Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Phylloscopidae |
| Genus: | Phylloscopus |
| Species: | P. occipitalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phylloscopus occipitalis (Blyth, 1845)
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Eggs of Phylloscopus occipitalis MHNT
The western crowned warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Central Asia. It winters in the forests of the Western Ghats.
The nest is built in a hole, and the typical clutch is four eggs.
The species has a distinctive crown stripe and two wing-bars. It often moves in small flocks or in mixed hunting parties.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phylloscopus occipitalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22715344A94449130. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715344A94449130.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Phylloscopus
- Birds of Afghanistan
- Birds of Pakistan
- Birds of Central Asia
- Birds of North India
- Birds described in 1845
- Taxa named by Edward Blyth
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