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Gansu Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus kansuensis Meise, 1933
≈10 cmLength6.6 gWeight
It has a long white supercilium, a single pale crown-stripe and a green tinge to the back.
Busiest months: June–July · Most records: China
How to identify
Field marks
- Very long white supercilium
- A pale median crown-stripe
- One distinct wing patch and one fainter patch
- Green-tinged upperparts; pale rump
Voice
Song starts with thin, high-pitched notes, followed by a series of increasingly rapid notes, and ends with a trill.
Where and when it's recorded
Gansu Leaf Warbler has been recorded at 38 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Yaozigou Scenic AreaChina131 records
- Lianhuashan NNRChina97 records
- Huzhu Beishan National Forest ParkChina39 records
More places
- Laoye HillChina32 records
- Xinglong Mountain NNRChina31 records
- Langshidang ValleyChina11 records
- Mati TempleChina11 records
- Xining Ning Hu WetlandChina11 records
- Baxi ForestChina11 records
- JiadingChina9 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
The Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis) is a small passerine bird known only from China. It belongs to the leaf warbler genus Phylloscopus within the family Phylloscopidae. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of Pallas's warbler (P. proregulus) but is now regarded as a separate species based on differences in voice and cytochrome-b gene sequences.
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Questions
How big is the Gansu Leaf Warbler?
The Gansu Leaf Warbler is about ≈10 cm long and weighs around 6.6 g.
Where does the Gansu Leaf Warbler live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: north-central China. It is most often recorded in China.
When is the best time to see the Gansu Leaf Warbler?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in June and July (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Gansu Leaf Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Gansu Leaf Warbler as Least Concern.
What does the Gansu Leaf Warbler eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Gansu Leaf Warbler in?
It belongs to the family Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈10 cm
- Weight
- 6.6 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 54 mm
- Tail
- 42 mm
- Bill
- 10 mm
- Tarsus
- 16 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: north-central China
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
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
Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
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