Photo: Ron Knight / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Kloss’s Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus ogilviegranti
Kloss's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Kloss’s Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti) is a member of the Phylloscopidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 6.4 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 ogilviegranti
Where it lives
Southeastern, central Sichuan, southeastern Yunnan, to south-central, southern Vietnam
Quick facts
- Weight
- 6.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Phylloscopidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Kloss’s Leaf 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 Kloss’s Leaf Warbler is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Kloss’s Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti) belongs to the Phylloscopidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR se, c Sichuan, se Yunnan, to sc, s Vietnam.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6.4 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 888,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Kloss’s Leaf Warbler?
The Kloss’s Leaf Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 6.4 g.
Where does the Kloss’s Leaf Warbler live?
The Kloss’s Leaf Warbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR se, c Sichuan, se Yunnan, to sc, s Vietnam, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Kloss’s Leaf Warbler belong to?
The Kloss’s Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti) belongs to the Phylloscopidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Kloss’s Leaf Warbler eat?
The Kloss’s Leaf Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Kloss’s Leaf Warbler migrate?
The Kloss’s Leaf Warbler is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Kloss’s Leaf 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 Kloss’s Leaf Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Kloss’s Leaf 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 Kloss’s Leaf Warbler's range?
The Kloss’s Leaf Warbler has a mapped global range of about 888,000 km².
Conservation
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