Wildlifeof Nepal
Yellow-browed Warbler
Warblers & Cisticolas
Photo: Frank Vassen · CC BY 2.0
Phylloscopus inornatus
Basic stats
Habitat
Breeds in the east Palearctic, up to 2,440m in summer; 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. Before the species was split, the names yellow-browed willow warbler and inornate warbler were used by a few authors (Wikipedia, general species account).
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 habitat does the Yellow-browed Warbler live in?
- Breeds in the east Palearctic, up to 2,440m in summer; 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