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Two-barred Warbler

Two-barred Warbler

Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus

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The Two-barred Warbler is a small leaf warbler of northern Asia, closely related to the Greenish Warbler and once treated as the same species. It breeds in southern Siberia, northern Mongolia and Manchuria and winters in Southeast Asia. It is named for its two pale wing bars. Unusually, both adults and young moult before the autumn migration.

Did you know?

  • Both adults and young moult before autumn migration.
  • Its species name plumbeitarsus means “lead-grey legs”.

About the species

Identification

A small, greenish leaf warbler with two clear pale wing bars, the lower one broad; the underparts are pale and the supercilium clear. The two wing bars separate it from most leaf warblers; it resembles Greenish Warbler, which usually has only one. The lower mandible is pale and the legs dark grey.

Family

Sylviidae

Size

Tiny (goldcrest)

Colours

green, white, yellow, grey

About the habitat

Taiga and mixed forest with undergrowth; in winter forests in Southeast Asia.

Diet

Mainly small insects and other invertebrates picked from leaves and twigs, sometimes snatched in brief sallies.

Behaviour

An active, restless forager that flits and hovers through foliage. It sings a fast, jumbled song similar to the Greenish Warbler's. It is migratory.

Sources

Photo: Hans Norelius from Älvsjö, Sweden, CC BY 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sibirisk lundsångare, Öland, Oktober 2017 (38076326752).jpg

Text: Wikipedia (English), CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-barred_warbler

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