Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Sulphur-breasted Warbler
Phylloscopus ricketti
Sulphur-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Sulphur-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti) is a member of the Phylloscopidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 6.3 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 ricketti
Quick facts
- Weight
- 6.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Phylloscopidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Sulphur-breasted Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Sulphur-breasted Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Sulphur-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti) belongs to the Phylloscopidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR ec, s China.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6.3 g, with a wing length of about 5.6 cm and a tail of around 4 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 1.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Sulphur-breasted Warbler?
The Sulphur-breasted Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 6.3 g.
Where does the Sulphur-breasted Warbler live?
The Sulphur-breasted Warbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR ec, s China, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Sulphur-breasted Warbler belong to?
The Sulphur-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti) belongs to the Phylloscopidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Sulphur-breasted Warbler eat?
The Sulphur-breasted Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Sulphur-breasted Warbler migrate?
The Sulphur-breasted Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Sulphur-breasted 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 Sulphur-breasted Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Sulphur-breasted 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 Sulphur-breasted Warbler's range?
The Sulphur-breasted Warbler has a mapped global range of about 1.6 million km².
Conservation
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