Western crowned warbler explained

The western crowned warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Central Asia. It winters in the forests of the Western Ghats. It prefers forests with high foliage complexity and tree density.^[1]

The nest is built in a hole, and the typical clutch is four eggs.

The species has a distinctive crown stripe and two wing-bars. It often moves in small flocks or in mixed hunting parties.

Description

It can be identified by its large pale beak, grayish mantle, crown stripes, and pale legs.^[2]

Diet

The western crowned warbler is an insectivore.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Hariharan . Priyanka . Bangal . Priti . Sridhar . Hari . Shanker . Kartik . 2022-08-30 . Habitat use by mixed-species bird flocks in tropical forests of the Western Ghats, India . Journal of Tropical Ecology . 38 . 6 . 393–400 . 10.1017/s026646742200030x . 0266-4674. free .
2. Maclean . John . 1878-01-12 . Birding-piece . Notes and Queries . s5-IX . 211 . 27 . 10.1093/nq/s5-ix.211.27b . 1471-6941.
3. Khan . Rahmat Ullah . 2023 . Bioecology, Diversity and Distribution of Avian Fauna in Bajaur Valley, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan . Pakistan Journal of Zoology . 10.17582/journal.pjz/20221110131139 . 0030-9923. free .