Lemon-throated Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus cebuensis Scientific name definitions

11–12 cm. A medium-sized leaf-warbler with long supercilium. Nominate race has bright yellow supercilium extending to rear of ear-coverts, dark olive lores and eyestripe; upperparts light olive-green, darkest on crown, dark brown flight-feathers edged brighter greenish-yellow, bend of wing also yellow; tail light brown with brighter greenish-yellow feather edges; chin and throat light yellow, breast and belly more whitish-yellow or greyish-white, undertail-coverts light yellow; iris dark brown; upper mandible dark horn-brown, lower mandible yellowish; legs bluish-grey. Differs from P. olivaceus and P. ijimae in having pale yellow chin and throat. Sexes alike. Juvenile undescribed. Race luzonensis is slightly darker olive on upperparts than nominate, has chin and throat much paler yellow (often difficult to see any yellow), rest of underparts paler; sorsogonensis differs from previous in having face and chin brighter yellow.

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Forest and forest edges in lowlands, to c. 1800 m; on Negros, restricted to higher elevations than those occupied by P. olivaceus.

Sedentary.

Food small arthropods. Forages alone or in with mixed-species flocks.

Call a loud “chi-chi-oo” or “chip chi-u”, frequently repeated.

Season Mar–Jun. No other information.

Not globally threatened. Common. Poorly known.