- Phylloscopus montis
Seicercus montis
Identification
9·5–10 cm
- Chestnut crown, supercilium and ear-coverts
- Yellow underparts
Distribution
This species has been sighted in Asia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Borneo, Indonesia, East Timor, Island of Timor, Island of New Guinea, Oceania, Australasia, Melanesia
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 6 subspecies.
Subspecies
- P. m. davisoni: *High mountains of southern Malay Peninsula
- P. m. barisanus: *Mountains of Sumatra
- P. m. montis: - *Mountains of Borneo (Kinabalu to Poi Range)
- P. m. xanthopygius: - *Mountains of Palawan (south-western Philippines)
- P. m. floris: - *Mountains of Flores (western Lesser Sundas)
- P. m. paulinae: - *Mountains of Timor (eastern Lesser Sundas)
Habitat
Lower and middle storey of montane forest and bamboo stands.
Behaviour
Very active birds.
Diet
Their diet consists of insects and small 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/1AFEC004]. Retrieved 15 November 2021
- Madge, S. (2020). Yellow-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus montis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.yebwar2.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-breasted Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-breasted_Warbler
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
