Wildlifeof India
Green-crowned Warbler
Warblers & Cisticolas
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Phylloscopus burkii
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest
Range
Indian subcontinent: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan; a single Sri Lanka sighting in 1993
The green-crowned warbler is a leaf warbler found in the Indian subcontinent, across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan; a single sighting was recorded from Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, in 1993. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forests. It was previously placed in the genus Seicercus, until a 2018 molecular study led to Phylloscopus and Seicercus being merged (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account gives no description, measurements or breeding information. SoIB 2023 rates it a Moderate conservation priority, a summer migrant and localised winter migrant forest bird with a Restricted range of about 19,700 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Green-crowned Warbler eat?
- Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Green-crowned Warbler live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest
- Where is the Green-crowned Warbler found?
- Indian subcontinent: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan; a single Sri Lanka sighting in 1993