Wildlifeof Malaysia
Yellow-browed Warbler
Warblers & Cisticolas
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Phylloscopus inornatus
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates
Habitat
Breeds in the east Palearctic; winters in lowland broadleaf or coniferous forest, up to 1,525m
Range
Breeds in the east Palearctic; winters mainly in tropical South and Southeast Asia and in small numbers in western Europe
Size
9.5–11cm
Weight
4–9g
The yellow-browed warbler is one of the smaller Old World warblers, 9.5–11 cm long and 4–9 g, distinctly smaller than a chiffchaff but slightly larger than Pallas's leaf warbler. Like many leaf warblers it has overall greenish upperparts and white underparts, and some individuals show a faint paler green central crown stripe (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in tropical South and Southeast Asia and in small numbers in western Europe. Not shy, but its arboreal lifestyle makes it difficult to observe. The song is a high-pitched medley of whistles, and the call is a piercing, often disyllabic tseeweest, strikingly loud for its size (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Yellow-browed Warbler eat?
- Invertebrates
- What habitat does the Yellow-browed Warbler live in?
- Breeds in the east Palearctic; winters in lowland broadleaf or coniferous forest, up to 1,525m
- Where is the Yellow-browed Warbler found?
- Breeds in the east Palearctic; winters mainly in tropical South and Southeast Asia and in small numbers in western Europe
- How big is the Yellow-browed Warbler?
- 9.5–11cm
- How much does the Yellow-browed Warbler weigh?
- 4–9g