Brooks's leaf warbler

Brooks's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus subviridis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.

Brooks's leaf warbler
Brook's leaf warbler (above), and Hume's leaf warbler (below); illustration by Keulemans, 1881
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Phylloscopidae
Genus: Phylloscopus
Species:
P. subviridis
Binomial name
Phylloscopus subviridis
(Brooks, 1872)

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

History

The Brooks's leaf warbler was described by Ornithologist William Edwin Brooks, father of the Canadian Bird Illustrator Allan Brooks.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phylloscopus subviridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Brooks's Leaf Warbler 2010.


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