Alpine leaf warbler

The alpine leaf warbler or west Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis) is a species of leaf warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is found only in China, on Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu provinces. A record from Yunnan represent a migrating bird.

Alpine leaf warbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Phylloscopidae
Genus:	Phylloscopus
Species:	P. occisinensis
Binomial name
Phylloscopus occisinensis Marten, Sun & Päckert, 2008

Distribution

Phylloscopus occisinensis is recorded to be found in the areas of the Tibet-Qinghai plateau, China, Sichuan, and Gansu.[1][2]

Diet

The diet of this species includes larvae and arthropods.[3]

References

1. "Phylloscopus occisinensis — Overview West Chinese Leaf-warbler". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
2. "Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis". Twearth. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
3. "Alpine Leaf-Warbler". World Birds. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

Notes

• Martens, J.; Sun, Y-H.; Päckert, M. (January 2008). "Intraspecific differentiation of Sino-Himalayan bush-dwelling Phylloscopus leaf warblers, with description of two new taxa (P. fuscatus, P. fuligiventer, P. affinis, P. armandii, P. subaffinis)". Vertebrate Zoology. 58 (3): 233–265.