Hume's Leaf Warbler - BirdForum Opus

Alternative names: Hume's Warbler; Buff-browed Warbler; Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler

Nominate subspecies
Photo © by rony_roshtov
Arava, Israel, March 2006

Phylloscopus humei

Identification

10–11 cm

• Noticeable supercilium
• Thin bill

Distribution

Asia, east and north to China and the Altay Mountains in Mongolia.

Taxonomy

Nominate subspecies-worn Plumage
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Dist.Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, Western Himalayas, Alt. 6900 ft., India, March-2013

Split from Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• P. h. humei:

• Sayan and Altai Mountains to north-western Himalayas; winters to south-eastern Asia

• P. h. mandellii:

• Southern Tibet to Sikkim, Myanmar and south-western China; winters to northern Thailand

Habitat

Breeds in pine and larch forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diest consists almost entirely of insects and beetles.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Hume's Leaf Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hume%27s_Leaf_Warbler

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