Family Leaf-warblers (Phylloscopidae)
Least Concern
Grey-cheeked Warbler (Phylloscopus poliogenys)
Taxonomy
French: Pouillot à joues grises German: Grauwangen-Laubsänger Spanish: Mosquitero carigrís
Taxonomy:
C[ulicipeta]. poliogenys
Blyth
, 1847,Darjeeling, India
.Distribution:
E Himalayas from C Nepal E to NE India (E Arunachal Pradesh) and neighbouring parts of N Myanmar and S China (S Yunnan); also Nagaland S to Mizoram and Meghalaya (NE India), and N Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
Descriptive notes
c. 10–11 cm; one bird 6·3 g. Has crown, nape, ear-coverts and lateral margin of throat dull grey, lores dull grey with some whitish admixed; lateral crownstripe... read more
Voice
Song consists of short (c. 0·8–1·7 seconds) strophes of varied whistled notes... read more
Habitat
Breeds in lush undergrowth in upper part of warm temperate broadleaf forest zone; in Himalayas at... read more
Food and feeding
Insects known to be taken, but no detailed studies of diet. Forages primarily in understorey.
Breeding
Little studied. Season Apr–Jun in Himalayas and at least Apr and May in Vietnam. Nest a ball of moss and grass (grass can be missing... read more
Movements
Altitudinal migrant, descending to foothills and edges of plains in non-breeding season.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Locally common; no population estimates available.
Previously placed in Seicercus; see Phylloscopidae. Closely related to P. intermedius. MtDNA indicates that Himalayan populations may be specifically distinct from Yunnan (China) and S Vietnam populations (latter two are also well differentiated); further research required. Monotypic.