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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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Length 9-10 cm, weight 4.2-7 g<br>
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A ''tiny'' leaf warbler, the same size as [[Pallas's Leaf Warbler]], but unlike that species, with very drab, plain plumage. Upperparts uniform dull brownish-grey, with no wingbar and only a weak pale supercilium; underparts pale greyish with slightly buff-toned flanks. Legs and bill dark. Thus most resembles a tiny, short-tailed [[Mountain Chiffchaff]], or [[Common Chiffchaff]] of one of the greyer eastern subspecies.
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Afghanistan]], [[Bahrain]], [[India]], [[Iran]], [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], [[Russia]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[United Arab Emirates]], and [[Uzbekistan]]. <br />
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'''Breeds''' in the mountains of [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]], [[Tajikistan]], southern [[Turkmenistan]], southeastern [[Uzbekistan]], and possibly [[Turkey]] (unverified breeding in far southeast). <br>
Vagrants have reached [[Israel]], [[Lebanon]] and [[Sweden]].
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'''Winters''' in [[Bahrain]], northwestern [[India]], southern Iran, [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], and [[United Arab Emirates]]. <br>
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'''Vagrants''' have reached [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Kuwait]], [[Lebanon]], [[Russia]], and [[Sweden]]. Not reported from [[Iraq]] but should be looked for there in winter, and in summer in the Suleymaniyah Mountains of northeastern Iraq (adjacent to known breeding areas in Iran).
 
[[Image:Plain_Leaf_Warblermb.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|barty63|barty63}}<br/> Location: Masafi Wadi, [[UAE]]]]
 
[[Image:Plain_Leaf_Warblermb.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|barty63|barty63}}<br/> Location: Masafi Wadi, [[UAE]]]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Monotypic. Most closely related to [[Mountain Chiffchaff]] and [[Common Chiffchaff]], and has occasionally been considered a subspecies of the latter.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Temperate forests.
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Breeds in dry temperate mountain forests and subalpine scrub at 2400-4200 m altitude; winters in dry subtropical scrub woodland and orchards.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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Feeds on small insects; often flycatches.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol11}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=246172 Birdforum thread] discussing presence in southeastern Turkey.
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#Avibase checklists
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phylloscopus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phylloscopus]]

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Photo by barty63
Location: Masafi Wadi, UAE
Phylloscopus neglectus

Identification

Length 9-10 cm, weight 4.2-7 g
A tiny leaf warbler, the same size as Pallas's Leaf Warbler, but unlike that species, with very drab, plain plumage. Upperparts uniform dull brownish-grey, with no wingbar and only a weak pale supercilium; underparts pale greyish with slightly buff-toned flanks. Legs and bill dark. Thus most resembles a tiny, short-tailed Mountain Chiffchaff, or Common Chiffchaff of one of the greyer eastern subspecies.

Distribution

Breeds in the mountains of Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, southern Turkmenistan, southeastern Uzbekistan, and possibly Turkey (unverified breeding in far southeast).
Winters in Bahrain, northwestern India, southern Iran, Oman, Pakistan, and United Arab Emirates.
Vagrants have reached Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Russia, and Sweden. Not reported from Iraq but should be looked for there in winter, and in summer in the Suleymaniyah Mountains of northeastern Iraq (adjacent to known breeding areas in Iran).

Photo by barty63
Location: Masafi Wadi, UAE

Taxonomy

Monotypic. Most closely related to Mountain Chiffchaff and Common Chiffchaff, and has occasionally been considered a subspecies of the latter.

Habitat

Breeds in dry temperate mountain forests and subalpine scrub at 2400-4200 m altitude; winters in dry subtropical scrub woodland and orchards.

Behaviour

Feeds on small insects; often flycatches.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2006. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553064
  3. Birdforum thread discussing presence in southeastern Turkey.
  4. Avibase checklists

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