Family Leaf-warblers (Phylloscopidae)
Least Concern
Whistler's Warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri)
Taxonomy
French: Pouillot de Whistler German: Whistlerlaubsänger Spanish: Mosquitero de Whistler
Other common names:
Whistler's Leaf-warbler
Taxonomy:
Seicercus burkii whistleri
Ticehurst
, 1925,Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Subspecies and Distribution
P. w. whistleri
(Ticehurst, 1925) – Himalayas from N Pakistan E to NE India (Arunachal Pradesh) and S China (SE Xizang).
P. w. nemoralis
(Koelz, 1954) – NE India (Lushai Hills, in Mizoram; Naga Hills, in Nagaland) and NW & W Myanmar.
Descriptive notes
11–12 cm. Nominate race has median crownstripe green, usually with some thin pale greyish streaks (often appearing more grey than green), lateral crownstripe greyish-... read more
Voice
Song simple, consisting of short (0·6–1·2 seconds), quick strophes usually with... read more
Habitat
In breeding season found in lush undergrowth in upper part of cool temperate forest zone, where... read more
Food and feeding
Insects, such as flies (Diptera) and their larvae, recorded as eaten, but no studies undertaken. Forages mainly in understorey, but also in... read more
Breeding
Little information, partly as a result of previous confusion between this species and P. burkii. Main season probably late Apr to... read more
Movements
Resident and altitudinal migrant. Many make post-breeding descent, usually to below 2100 m, down to... read more
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Locally abundant; no estimates of population available.
Previously placed in Seicercus; see Phylloscopidae. In past treated as conspecific with P. burkii. Race nemoralis has been treated as a separate species on basis of plumage differences, but these minor and possibly clinal, and songs appear identical. Two subspecies recognized.