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[[Image:26168387 1669799103081506 7299309439028456575 n.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Zagham|Zagham}}<br />Margalla Hills, Islamabad, [[Pakistan]], January 2018]]
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''Seicercus whistleri''
  
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==Identification==
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11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)
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*Green median crown stripe
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*Greyish lateral crown stripe
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*Green overall plumage
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*Yellowish eyering
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==Distribution==
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This species has been found in [[Asia]], [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bhutan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], [[Indochina]], and [[Thailand]].
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==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> consisting of 2 subspecies:
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This is one of six species that used to be considered one under the name of Golden-spectacled Warbler. After the split, the other five are [[Green-crowned Warbler]], [[Grey-crowned Warbler]], [[Alström's Warbler]], [[Martens's Warbler]], and [[Bianchi's Warbler]].
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===Subspecies===
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*''P. w. whistleri'':
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:*[[Pakistan]] to northern [[India]] 
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*''P. w. nemoralis'':
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:*[[Nepal]] to south-western [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and northern [[Thailand]]
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==Habitat==
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During the breeding season they like verdant undergrowth in higher parts of cool temperate forests.
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==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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They forage mostly in the understorey for insects, particularly flies and their larvae.
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====Breeding====
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There is little information available.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Alström, P. (2020). Whistler's Warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri), 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.whiwar2.01
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#Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/6011D298]. Retrieved 24 September 2021
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|whistler+whistleri}}
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 24 September 2021

Photo © by Zagham
Margalla Hills, Islamabad, Pakistan, January 2018
Phylloscopus whistleri

Seicercus whistleri

Identification

11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)

  • Green median crown stripe
  • Greyish lateral crown stripe
  • Green overall plumage
  • Yellowish eyering

Distribution

This species has been found in Asia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indochina, and Thailand.

Taxonomy

This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 2 subspecies:

This is one of six species that used to be considered one under the name of Golden-spectacled Warbler. After the split, the other five are Green-crowned Warbler, Grey-crowned Warbler, Alström's Warbler, Martens's Warbler, and Bianchi's Warbler.

Subspecies

  • P. w. whistleri:
  • P. w. nemoralis:

Habitat

During the breeding season they like verdant undergrowth in higher parts of cool temperate forests.

Behaviour

Diet

They forage mostly in the understorey for insects, particularly flies and their larvae.

Breeding

There is little information available.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Alström, P. (2020). Whistler's Warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri), 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.whiwar2.01
  3. Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/6011D298]. Retrieved 24 September 2021

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