Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Chinese Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis) - HBW 11, p. 658
French: Pouillot du Sichuan
German: Yunnanlaubsänger
Spanish: Mosquitero de Sichuán
Taxonomy: Phylloscopus proregulus yunnanensis La Touche, 1922, Mengzi, Yunnan province, China.
Soon after being initially described, from specimens taken while on migration, this taxon was synonymized with P. chloronotus (which was at the time treated as a race of P. proregulus). Recent studies in breeding area led to discovery of significant differences from chloronotus in morphology, vocalizations, habitat choice and breeding biology, as well as sympatric breeding distributions and lack of response to playback of each other’s songs; present form was subsequently described as a new species, P. sichuanensis, which was later realized to be a junior synonym o.. View all taxonomy...
Soon after being initially described, from specimens taken while on migration, this taxon was synonymized with P. chloronotus (which was at the time treated as a race of P. proregulus). Recent studies in breeding area led to discovery of significant differences from chloronotus in morphology, vocalizations, habitat choice and breeding biology, as well as sympatric breeding distributions and lack of response to playback of each other’s songs; present form was subsequently described as a new species, P. sichuanensis, which was later realized to be a junior synonym of existing name. In addition, considerable cytochrome b sequence divergence from the “P. proregulus complex” found in laboratory analyses. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds in C & NE China (E Qinghai, S Gansu, Shanxi and Hebei S to Sichuan and Shaanxi); non-breeding apparently SE Asia.
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Adult singing on territory, lateral and frontal views. Locality Old Peak, Hebei, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Mark Andrews 18 May 2011 1 year ago 47 sec 4.3 -
A freshly arrived bird singing on territory, fluffed up against the cold wind, front lateral view. Locality Old Peak, Hebei, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Mark Andrews 18 May 2011 1 year ago 51 sec 4 -
Chinese Leaf-warbler, adult male singing on territory, lateral view, close-up. Locality Zushan Forest Park, Old Peak, Hebei, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Mark Andrews 19 May 2010 2 years ago 13 sec 4 -
A bird singing and flycatching. Locality Old Peak, Hebei, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Eldert Groenewoud 1 May 2008 3 years ago 26 sec 4 -
looking for food Locality Doi Lang, North Western Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 9 December 2010 1 year ago 18 sec 3.5 -
A bird foraging around looking for insects. Locality Doi Lang, North Western Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Yoel Jimenez 11 December 2010 1 year ago 18 sec 3
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Chinese Leaf-warbler, Old Peak FP, Hebei, China
Locality Old Peak, Hebei, China (Northern)
Mark Andrews 22 May 2007 2 years ago 3
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A fairly short burst of song from a male Chinese Leaf-warbler on territory. Locality Old Peak, Hebei, China (Northern)
Mark Andrews 20 May 2007 2 years ago 4
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