Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)

Lemon-throated Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus cebuensis) - HBW 11, p. 670

French: Pouillot à gorge citron German: Duboislaubsänger Spanish: Mosquitero de Luzón
Other common names: Lemon-throated Warbler, Dubois’s Leaf-warbler; Cebu Warbler/Leaf-warbler (cebuensis)

Taxonomy: Cryptolopha cebuensis A. J. C. Dubois, 1900, Cebu, Philippines.
Sometimes considered conspecific with P. olivaceus, but the two are sympatric with each other (and also with P. trivirgatus) on Negros. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • luzonensis Rand & Rabor, 1952 - N Philippines (N & C Luzon).
  • sorsogonensis Rand & Rabor, 1967 - S Luzon (provinces of Camarines Sur and Sorsogon), in N Philippines.
  • cebuensis (A. J. C. Dubois, 1900) - WC Philippines (Negros, Cebu).