Tytler's Leaf Warbler

Tytler's leaf warbler is a songbird found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal and India. It passes through the western Himalaya to winter in southern India, particularly the Western Ghats and the Nilgiris. It breeds in the north-western Himalayan region and is suspected to breed in the Garhwal and Kumaon Himalaya. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and it is threatened by habitat loss (Wikipedia, general species account).

In museum specimens the thin bill is clear, with a long exposed nasal groove along it, the rictal bristles are short and few and the feathering at the base of the bill is reduced, giving a very pointed face profile. SoIB 2023 rates it a Moderate conservation priority, a within-India migrant of forest and plantation with a Restricted range of about 23,500 km² and a current decline of about 7% a year (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).