Alpine leaf warbler

The alpine leaf warbler or west Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis) is a species of leaf warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is found only in China, on Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu provinces. A record from Yunnan represent a migrating bird.

Alpine leaf warbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Phylloscopidae
Genus: Phylloscopus
Species:
P. occisinensis
Binomial name
Phylloscopus occisinensis
Marten, Sun & Päckert, 2008

Common names

The common names of the Phylloscopus occisinensis in various languages is as follows:

  • French : pouillot alpin
  • Dutch : West-Chinese Boszanger
  • Polish : świstunka długobrewa
  • Slovak : kolibiarik dráčový
  • English : alpine leaf-warbler[1]

Distribution

Phylloscopus occisinensis is recorded to be found in the areas of the Tibet-Qinghai plateau, China, Sichuan, and Gansu.[2][3]

Diet

The diet of this species includes larvae and arthropods.[4]

Classification

The taxonomic classification of the Phylloscopus occisinensis is as follows:

  • Kingdom : Animalia
  • Phylum : Chordata
  • Class : Aves
  • Order : Passeriformes
  • Family : Phylloscopidae
  • Genus : Phylloscopus
  • Species : Phylloscopus occisinensis[5]

References
  1. "Alpine Leaf-Warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis) Martens, Sun and Packert, 2008". Avibase. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. "Phylloscopus occisinensis — Overview West Chinese Leaf-warbler". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. "Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis". Twearth. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. "Alpine Leaf-Warbler". World Birds. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  5. "Phylloscopus F. Boie, 1826". GBIF. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

Notes
  • Martens, J.; Sun, Y-H. & Päckert, M. 2008. "Intraspecific differentiation of Sino-Himalayan bush-dwelling Phylloscopus leaf warblers, with description of two new taxa (P. fuscatus, P. fuligiventer, P. affinis, P. armandii, P. subaffinis)". Vertebrate Zoology 58 (3): 233–265.


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