Japanese leaf warbler

The Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas) is a leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is closely related to the Arctic warbler and the Kamchatka leaf warbler, to which it was formerly considered conspecific.^[2]

Japanese leaf 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. xanthodryas
Binomial name
Phylloscopus xanthodryas (R. Swinhoe, 1863)
Synonyms
Phylloscopus borealis xanthodryas

It is found throughout Japan, except on Hokkaido; it winters to Southeast Asia.^[3]