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Yellow-breasted Warbler
Phylloscopus montis
Yellow-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus montis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Yellow-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus montis) 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 montis
Where it lives
Malay Pen., Greater Sundas (except Java), Flores and Timor (central, eastern Lesser Sundas), and Palawan (southwestern Philippines)
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 Yellow-breasted 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 Yellow-breasted Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus montis) belongs to the Phylloscopidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Malay Pen., Greater Sundas (except Java), Flores and Timor (c, e Lesser Sundas), and Palawan (sw Philippines).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 6.4 g, with a wing length of about 4.9 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.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 370,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-breasted Warbler?
The Yellow-breasted Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 6.4 g.
Where does the Yellow-breasted Warbler live?
The Yellow-breasted Warbler is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Malay Pen., Greater Sundas (except Java), Flores and Timor (c, e Lesser Sundas), and Palawan (sw Philippines), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-breasted Warbler belong to?
The Yellow-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus montis) belongs to the Phylloscopidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-breasted Warbler eat?
The Yellow-breasted Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-breasted Warbler migrate?
The Yellow-breasted Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-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 Yellow-breasted Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-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 Yellow-breasted Warbler's range?
The Yellow-breasted Warbler has a mapped global range of about 370,000 km².
Conservation
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