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Whistler's Warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri)

Whistler's Warbler

Phylloscopus whistleri

Least Concern

Overview

Whistler's warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri) is a species of leaf warbler in the family Phylloscopidae, found across the Indian subcontinent. The common name commemorates the English ornithologist Hugh Whistler.

Habitat

Found in the Indian subcontinent, ranging from the Himalayas to Myanmar, this species inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Did you know?

A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018 revealed that neither Phylloscopus nor Seicercus were monophyletic, leading to a reorganization that merged the two genera into Phylloscopus under the priority rules of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.

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