Western Crowned Warbler, Phylloscopus occipitalis

Western Crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus occipitalis

2 March 2012

Full Species (monotypic); i.e. no subspecies/races
Phylloscopus occipitalis (Blyth) 1845 Jour. Asiat. Soc. Bengal XIV p593

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Western Crowned Warbler, Phylloscopus occipitalis

Summers NW Himalaya, winters mostly in E and W Ghats

In summer it retires to the higher parts of the Himalayas, where it breeds commonly (EW Oates-1889).

References:
Grimmett, R., Inskipp C. & Inskipp T. (2011): Birds of the INDIAN SUBCONTINENT, 2nd Ed., p.344, Published by Christopher Helm, London
Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C. (2005): Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide (2 Volumes), v.1, p.312, v.2, p.504. Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA and Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.

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