About the Chinese Leaf Warbler
The Chinese leaf warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is found only in China.
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The Chinese leaf warbler is a brightly colored, small leaf-warbler, with a total length of around 10 cm and a wing length of 5–6 cm. Its body is slightly elongated and compact. The warbler has a slightly forked or notched tail that is almost square in shape. Its bill is pointed and short (around 1 cm long) and dark brown in color, brownish-yellow on the underside. The wings are very short and rounded, the legs slender and very dark. Claws and toes are dark brownish-grey with dusky buff undersides. Voice: The Chinese leaf warbler has a unique song compared to other species of its genus. The song often lasts over a minute and is dry and monotonous tsiridi repeated five times. The call note is loud and varied, an irregular series of clear scolding whistles of tueet repeated five times, then four series of decreasing lengths, finishing up with another 5-fold note.
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Where the Chinese Leaf Warbler lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Myanmar (Burma), Taiwan.
When to see the Chinese Leaf Warbler
Peak activity in June · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Sichuan Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus forrestiThe Sichuan leaf warbler is a species of leaf warbler found in central China.
Red-faced Woodland WarblerPhylloscopus laetusThe red-faced woodland warbler is a species of leaf warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.
Kloss's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus ogilviegrantiKloss's leaf warbler is a leaf warbler found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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