Photo: Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) is a member of the Phylloscopidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 6.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
- Genus Phylloscopus
- Species inornatus
Where it lives
Central Russia and northern Kazakhstan to eastern Russia, northeastern China and North Korea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 6.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Phylloscopidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-browed Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-browed Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) belongs to the Phylloscopidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL c Russia and n Kazakhstan to e Russia, ne China and North Korea.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6.6 g, with a wing length of about 5.8 cm and a tail of around 3.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 10.7 million km² — a very large global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-browed Warbler?
The Yellow-browed Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 6.6 g.
Where does the Yellow-browed Warbler live?
The Yellow-browed Warbler is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL c Russia and n Kazakhstan to e Russia, ne China and North Korea, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Yellow-browed Warbler belong to?
The Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) belongs to the Phylloscopidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-browed Warbler eat?
The Yellow-browed Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-browed Warbler migrate?
The Yellow-browed Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Yellow-browed Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-browed Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-browed Warbler — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-browed Warbler's range?
The Yellow-browed Warbler has a mapped global range of about 10.7 million km².
Conservation
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