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Western Crowned Warbler
Phylloscopus occipitalis (Blyth, 1845)
Phylloscopidae — Leaf Warblers
Western Crowned Warbler, Phylloscopus occipitalis, breeds in the south to west Himalayas and spends the nonbreeding season in India. It is a leaf warbler of the Phylloscopidae. Its most useful field marks are a distinctive crown stripe and two wing-bars, along with a large pale beak, a greyish mantle and pale legs. It nests in a hole, and the usual clutch contains four eggs. It is an insectivore.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Phylloscopidae — Leaf Warblers
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: sc to w Himalayas
- Nonbreeding range
- India
