Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)

Plain Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus neglectus) - HBW 11, p. 652

French: Pouillot modeste German: Eichenlaubsänger Spanish: Mosquitero Sencillo
Other common names: Plain Willow Warbler

Taxonomy: Phylloscopus neglectus Hume, 1870, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Has been proposed, on basis of vocalizations, that this species is a race of P. collybita, but more widely considered, on grounds of morphology and geographical isolation, as a separate species. Monotypic.

Distribution: Breeds in mountains of Iran, S Turkmenia, E Uzbekistan, W Tajikistan, N & SE Afghanistan, and W Pakistan (Baluchistan); non-breeding coastal Iran, C & S Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and N Oman.