About the Ijima's Leaf Warbler
Ijima's leaf warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. The species is native to Japan, where it has been designated a Natural Monument under the 1950 Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties, with records also from Taiwan and the Philippines.
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ID tip
Ijima's leaf warbler is a small passerine with a total length of 11.5 cm (4.5 in) and weight of around 10 g (0.35 oz). The crown and nape are a greenish-grey, upperparts a bright olive green, flanks greyish, and underparts white. It has a long white or buffish-white supercilium, blackish eyestripe, and dark brown iris. The beak is relatively long and "broad-based", the upper mandible dark brown, the lower yellowish, and the legs and feet a pinkish brown.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in April · a passage migrant species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Brooks's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus subviridisBrooks's leaf warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.
Lemon-throated Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus cebuensisThe lemon-throated leaf warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.
Gansu Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus kansuensisThe Gansu leaf warbler is a small passerine bird known only from China.
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