Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Broad-billed Warbler (Tickellia hodgsoni) - HBW 11, p. 679
French: Pouillot de Hodgson
German: Breitschnabel-Laubsänger
Spanish: Mosquitero Picoancho
Other common names: Broad-billed Flycatcher-warbler, Tickell’s Warbler
Taxonomy: Abrornis? hodgsoni F. Moore, 1854, Nepal.
Genus often absorbed in Abroscopus; is, however, highly distinctive by virtue of its relatively large, flattened bill and exceptionally long rictal bristles. Birds from Naga Hills (NE India), described as race rupchandi, considered indistinguishable from nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hodgsoni (F. Moore, 1854) - E Nepal E through Bhutan to NE India (E to Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and probably Manipur), S China (SE Xizang) and W Myanmar.
- tonkinensis (Delacour & Jabouille, 1930) - S China (W & S Yunnan), NE Laos and NW Vietnam (W Tonkin).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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two brief views, first front view, second side view Locality Mandala Road, Dirang, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp hodgsoni)
Martin Kennewell 9 April 2010 2 years ago 6 sec 3
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A bird with it's bill open showing the width.
Locality Sengor, Lhuntse District, Bhutan (ssp hodgsoni)
Ken Havard 24 April 2011 15 weeks ago 3.7
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