Tickell's Leaf Warbler

About the Tickell's Leaf Warbler

Tickell's leaf warbler is a leaf warbler found in Asia in the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Thailand. The species has a yellowish underside and supercilium. Like other leaf warblers it feeds mostly on insects by gleaning and short sallies. An active bird, it prefers the canopy and low shrubbery and can be difficult to track as it moves actively from branch to branch, acrobatically exploring the underside of leaves and twigs. The clear yellowish undersides and lack of a wing bar can be used to tell it apart from similar species. It has slim dark legs with largely pale lower mandible and grayish wing panel.

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What the Tickell's Leaf Warbler sounds like

Where it lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Japan, Mongolia.

When to see it

Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennisThe ashy-throated warbler is a species of leaf warbler. Canary Islands ChiffchaffPhylloscopus canariensisThe Canary Islands chiffchaff is similar to the common chiffchaff and the Iberian chiffchaff but compared to the common chiffchaff it has a longer bill, shorter wings and a longer tail. Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcherThe buff-barred warbler is a species of leaf warbler.