Whistler's warbler
| Whistler's warbler | |
|---|---|
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| Whistler's Warbler from Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, India. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Phylloscopidae |
| Genus: | Seicercus |
| Species: | S. whistleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Seicercus whistleri Ticehurst, 1925 | |
Whistler's warbler (Seicercus whistleri) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.
It is found in the Indian subcontinent, primarily the Himalayas. Its range includes Bhutan, India, Nepal, Tibet and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
The common name commemorates the English ornithologist Hugh Whistler.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Seicercus whistleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 362–364.
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