Photo: Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Whistler’s Warbler
Phylloscopus whistleri
Whistler's Warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Whistler’s Warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri) is a member of the Phylloscopidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 7.3 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 whistleri
Quick facts
- Weight
- 7.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Phylloscopidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Whistler’s Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Whistler’s Warbler is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Whistler’s Warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri) is a member of the Phylloscopidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas to Myanmar.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 7.3 g, with a wing length of about 5.6 cm and a tail of around 5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 543,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Whistler’s Warbler?
The Whistler’s Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 7.3 g.
Where does the Whistler’s Warbler live?
The Whistler’s Warbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas to Myanmar, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Whistler’s Warbler belong to?
The Whistler’s Warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri) belongs to the Phylloscopidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Whistler’s Warbler eat?
The Whistler’s Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Whistler’s Warbler migrate?
The Whistler’s Warbler is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Whistler’s 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 Whistler’s Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Whistler’s Warbler — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Whistler’s Warbler's range?
The Whistler’s Warbler has a mapped global range of about 543,000 km².
Conservation
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