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Least Concern

Green-crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus burkii

Green-crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus burkii) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.

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The Green-crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus burkii) 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.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  4. Genus Phylloscopus
  5. Species burkii

Where it lives

Himalayas

Quick facts

Weight
7.3 g
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Green-crowned 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 Green-crowned Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.

The Green-crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus burkii) is a species of bird in the Phylloscopidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Himalayas.

It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 7.3 g, with a wing length of about 5.2 cm and a tail of around 4.1 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 271,000 km².

Songs & calls

Green-crowned Warbler — Call

Recorded by Shuangqi Liu Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Green-crowned Warbler?

The Green-crowned Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 7.3 g.

Where does the Green-crowned Warbler live?

The Green-crowned Warbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Himalayas, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Green-crowned Warbler belong to?

The Green-crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus burkii) belongs to the Phylloscopidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Green-crowned Warbler eat?

The Green-crowned Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Does the Green-crowned Warbler migrate?

The Green-crowned Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.

Is the Green-crowned 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 Green-crowned Warbler make?

1 real field recording of the Green-crowned 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 Green-crowned Warbler's range?

The Green-crowned Warbler has a mapped global range of about 271,000 km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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