
Blyth's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus reguloides (Blyth, 1842)
≈11 cmLength7.6 gWeight
This migrant lives in dense forest of tall trees and mainly eats terrestrial invertebrates.
Busiest months: February and April · Most records: Thailand, China, Bhutan
How to identify
Where and when it's recorded
Blyth's Leaf Warbler has been recorded at 334 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Doi Inthanon NP – summitThailand1,039 records
- Doi Inthanon NPThailand469 records
- Dochula – Royal Botanical ParkBhutan204 records
More places
- Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand194 records
- Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia184 records
- Mt. PhulchowkiNepal178 records
- Nameri National Park & SurroundingsIndia153 records
- Dochula PassBhutan150 records
- Wildlife Institute of IndiaIndia142 records
- Dihing Patkai NP – SoraipungIndia139 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.
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Questions
How big is the Blyth's Leaf Warbler?
The Blyth's Leaf Warbler is about ≈11 cm long and weighs around 7.6 g.
Where does the Blyth's Leaf Warbler live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: northwestern, central, eastern Himalayas to western, central Indochina. It is most often recorded in Thailand, China and Bhutan.
When is the best time to see the Blyth's Leaf Warbler?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February and April (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Blyth's Leaf Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blyth's Leaf Warbler as Least Concern.
What does the Blyth's Leaf Warbler eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Blyth's Leaf Warbler in?
It belongs to the family Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈11 cm
- Weight
- 7.6 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 57 mm
- Tail
- 50 mm
- Bill
- 12 mm
- Tarsus
- 18 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: northwestern, central, eastern Himalayas to western, central Indochina
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 1
- Phylloscopus reguloides assamensis e Himalayas to Myanmar, c Indochina and s China
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae
- Genus
- Phylloscopus
Other birds in the genus Phylloscopus
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
Eastern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus orientalis
Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcher
Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennis
Hume's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus humei
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Brooks's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus subviridis
Chinese Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus yunnanensis
Lemon-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus chloronotus
Sichuan Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus forresti
Gansu Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus kansuensis
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In other languages
- EnglishBlyth's Leaf Warbler
- 简体中文西南冠纹柳莺
- 繁體中文布萊氏冠紋柳鶯
- 日本語ヒマラヤムシクイ
- DeutschStreifenkopf-Laubsänger
- FrançaisPouillot de Blyth
- EspañolMosquitero de Blyth
- Portuguêsfelosa-indochinesa
- ItalianoLuì di Blyth
- NederlandsBlyths Boszanger
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