Buff-throated warbler

The buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.

Buff-throated warbler
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Phylloscopidae
Genus:	Phylloscopus
Species:	P. subaffinis
Binomial name
Phylloscopus subaffinis Ogilvie-Grant, 1900

Buff-throated Warbler in Mandala Top, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India

It breeds in China and winters down toward northern Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Description

Its underparts are yellowish, and its upperparts are greenish-gray.^[2] Its bill has a dark tip.^[2] It is similar to the Tickell's Leaf Warbler, but duller in color.^[2]

Vocalization

It can be identified by its short two-note call.^[2]

Diet

It forages in low vegetation.^[2]

Breeding

It breeds on hillsides in open scrub habitat.^[2]