Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 8 g

Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla), photo 1 — Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0

Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla), photo 2 — Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0

Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla), photo 3 — Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0

Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla), photo 4 — Photo: John Jennens · Public domain

Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Christiaan Viljoen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Christiaan Viljoen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla), photo 7 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Mahomed Desai, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla), photo 10 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler

The yellow-throated woodland warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is endemic to the Afromontane, from Kenya to South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

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Where it lives

Regular range

South Africa Tanzania Zimbabwe Kenya Malawi Mozambique Eswatini Lesotho Zambia

When to see it

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Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Western Crowned WarblerPhylloscopus occipitalisIt can be identified by its large pale beak, grayish mantle, crown stripes, and pale legs.

Mountain ChiffchaffPhylloscopus sindianusThe mountain chiffchaff or eastern chiffchaff is a species of leaf warbler found in the Caucasus and Tian Shan.

Davison's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus intensiorDavison's leaf warbler or the white-tailed leaf warbler, is a species of leaf warbler.

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