About the Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
The eastern Bonelli's warbler, sometimes known as the Balkan warbler, is a warbler in the leaf warbler genus Phylloscopus. It was formerly regarded as the eastern subspecies of a wider "Bonelli's warbler" species, but as a result of modern taxonomic developments, they are now usually considered to be two species:Western Bonelli's warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli, which breeds in southwest Europe and north Africa Eastern Bonelli's warbler, Phylloscopus orientalis, which breeds in southeast Europe and Asia Minor
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What the Eastern Bonelli's Warbler sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United Kingdom, France, Norway, Finland, Romania, Syria.
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a passage migrant species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolusThe sulphur-bellied warbler is a species of leaf-warbler found in the Palearctic region.
Radde's WarblerPhylloscopus schwarziThis is a warbler similar in size to a willow warbler.
Pale-legged Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus tenellipesIt is 12 cm in length with brownish upperparts and a contrasting greyish-brown crown and nape.
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