Eastern Crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus coronatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

≈12 cmLength10 gWeight

It has two dark gray lateral crown-stripes and a long yellowish-white supercilium.

Busiest months: April–May · Most records: China, Thailand, Singapore

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Dark gray lateral crown-stripes; indistinct yellow median crown-stripe
Long yellowish-white supercilium; dark eyestripe
Dark olive back; white belly
A single pale wing-bar

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April–May · Most records: China, Thailand, Singapore

Eastern Crowned Warbler has been recorded at 757 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Nanhui DongtanChina725 records
Tai Po Kau Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)315 records
Singapore Botanic GardensSingapore290 records

More places

Dairy Farm Nature ParkSingapore282 records
Gunung Panti Recreational Forest – Panti Bird Sanctuary and North AreaMalaysia256 records
Yeliu IBATaiwan (China)217 records
Eocheong-do (island)South Korea208 records
Khao Pra – Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary / Khao Nor Chu ChiThailand206 records
Tai Lam Country ParkHong Kong (China)198 records
Central Catchment Nature ReserveSingapore192 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China Thailand Singapore South Korea Japan Malaysia Vietnam Indonesia

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

The eastern crowned warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It inhabits boreal and temperate forests in the east Palearctic.

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Questions

How big is the Eastern Crowned Warbler?

The Eastern Crowned Warbler is about ≈12 cm long and weighs around 10 g.

Where does the Eastern Crowned Warbler live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: southeastern Russia, northeastern China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan; central China. It is most often recorded in China, Thailand and Singapore.