- Seicercus castaniceps
Phylloscopus 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
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh and Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sumatra.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 9 subspecies[1]:
- S. c. castaniceps: Eastern Himalayas (Nepal to Sikkim, Bhutan and north-eastern India)
- S. c. collinsi: Myanmar (southern Shan States) to north-western Thailand
- S. c. laurentei: South-western China (south-eastern Yunnan)
- S. c. sinensis: Southern China (Shaanxi, Sichuan, north-western Fujian) to northern Laos and northern Vietnam
- S. c. stresemanni: Southern Laos (Bolavens Plateau) and south-western Cambodia
- S. c. youngi: Mountains of peninsular Thailand (south of Isthmus of Kra)
- S. c. annamensis: Mountains of Vietnam (Langbian and Da Lat plateaux)
- S. c. butleri: Mountains of Malay Peninsula
- S. 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, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-crowned Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-crowned_Warbler
