Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)

Kolombangara Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus amoenus) - HBW 11, p. 672

French: Pouillot de Kulambangra German: Kulambangralaubsänger Spanish: Mosquitero de Kulambangra
Other common names: Sombre Leaf-warbler

Taxonomy: Mochthopoeus amoenus E. J. O. Hartert, 1929, Kolombangara, Solomon Islands.
Relationships uncertain. Recent DNA studies suggest possible sister relationship to P. poliocephalus. Detailed review of all leaf-warbler taxa in Indonesia, Wallacea, New Guinea and Solomon Is may lead to considerable changes from present taxonomic arrangement. Monotypic.

Distribution: Kolombangara I, in W Solomons.