Eastern crowned warbler

Eastern crowned warbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Superfamily: Sylvioidea
Family: Phylloscopidae
Genus: Phylloscopus
Species: P. coronatus
Binomial name
Phylloscopus coronatus
Temminck & Schlegel, 1847

The eastern crowned warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.The genus name Phylloscopus is from Ancient Greek phullon, "leaf", and skopos, "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch"). The specific coronatus is from Latin and means "crowned".[2]

Sometimes an eastern crowned warbler gets lost and can be found in Europe:

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phylloscopus coronatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 118, 305. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. Rare Bird Alert


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