- Phylloscopus castaniceps
Seicercus castaniceps
Identification
9–10·5 cm (3½-4¼ in)
- Rufous-chestnut crown and supercilium
- Blackish lateral crown stripe
- Grey face
- Pale eyering
- Pale wingbars
Distribution
This species has been found in China, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Hong Kong, Macau, In Asia, Myanmar, Indochina, In South Asia, Laos, In Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 9 subspecies.
Subspecies
- P. c. castaniceps: Eastern Himalayas (Nepal to Sikkim, Bhutan and north-eastern India)
- P. c. collinsi: Myanmar (southern Shan States) to north-western Thailand
- P. c. laurentei: South-western China (south-eastern Yunnan)
- P. c. sinensis: Southern China (Shaanxi, Sichuan, north-western Fujian) to northern Laos and northern Vietnam
- P. c. stresemanni: Southern Laos (Bolavens Plateau) and south-western Cambodia
- P. c. youngi: Mountains of peninsular Thailand (south of Isthmus of Kra)
- P. c. annamensis: Mountains of Vietnam (Langbian and Da Lat plateaux)
- P. c. butleri: Mountains of Malay Peninsula
- P. c. muelleri: Western Sumatra (Barisan Mountains)
Habitat
Subtropical humid montane forests with oak and rhododendron.
Behaviour
They forage in the upper canopy for tiny invertebrates.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/F1DD5495 ]. Retrieved 15 November 2021
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Chestnut-crowned Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-crowned_Warbler
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
