Alternative names: Bright-green Warbler; Green Leaf Warbler
- Phylloscopus nitidus
Identification
10–11 cm (4-4¼ in)
- Long yellow supercilium
- Brighter green plumage than many other Phylloscopus warblers
- Single whitish greater covert wingbar
Distribution
Caucasus to northern Turkey, northern Iran and north-western Afghanistan; winters southern India.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Closely related to Greenish Warbler, and treated as a subspecis of it by some authorities.
Habitat
Breeds in high altitude oak/beech forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mainly of insects, such as beetles, moths, flies, spiders and their larvae.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Green Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Green_Warbler
