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Hume's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus humei (Brooks, WE, 1878)
11 cmLength6 gWeight
It has gray-green upperparts, a long supercilium and only one distinct pale wing-bar.
Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Nepal, Thailand
Looks like Yellow-browed Warbler
How to identify
Field marks
- Gray or gray-green upperparts
- Long white supercilium; dark eyestripe
- One distinct wing-bar; only a faint trace of a second
- White underparts; dark lower mandible and legs
Voice
Song is buzzing and high-pitched; call tends to have two syllables.
Similar species
Where and when it's recorded
Hume's Leaf Warbler has been recorded at 703 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 43 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Wildlife Institute of IndiaIndia4,392 records
- Bharatpur – Keoladeo Ghana NPIndia1,458 records
- Wildlife Institute of India (WII) – Nature Trail & LakeIndia1,288 records
More places
- Sultanpur National ParkIndia1,059 records
- Curzon Road, Dalanwala, DehradunIndia1,035 records
- Okhla Bird SanctuaryIndia835 records
- Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San JuThailand798 records
- Sangla and AreaNepal751 records
- Nandi HillsIndia704 records
- Forest Research Institute (FRI), New Forest CampusIndia667 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
Hume's leaf warbler or Hume's warbler (Phylloscopus humei) is a small leaf warbler which breeds in the mountains of inner Asia. This warbler is migratory and winters mainly in India.
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Questions
How big is the Hume's Leaf Warbler?
The Hume's Leaf Warbler is about 11 cm long and weighs around 6 g.
Where does the Hume's Leaf Warbler live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: south-central, central China. It is most often recorded in India, Nepal and Thailand.
When is the best time to see the Hume's Leaf Warbler?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Hume's Leaf Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Hume's Leaf Warbler as Least Concern.
What does the Hume's Leaf Warbler eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Hume's Leaf Warbler in?
It belongs to the family Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- 11 cm
- Weight
- 6 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 55 mm
- Tail
- 40 mm
- Bill
- 10 mm
- Tarsus
- 18 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: south-central, central China
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 2
- Phylloscopus humei humei sc Russia and e Kazakhstan to nw China and c Nepal | non-breeding: Indian subcontinent
- Phylloscopus humei mandellii c China | non-breeding: to n Indochina
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
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
Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
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