Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)  
Genus: Phylloscopus (81 species)


Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Tickell's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)
Range: PAL: Himalayas
Rilong, Sichuan, China  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info

Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Tickell's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus affinis perflavus)
Range: PAL: Himalayas
Jalkhad, Balakot, KPK, Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info


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Kolombangara Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus amoenus) Vulnerable
Range: AU: montane Kolombangara (wc Solomon Is.)
 



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Yellow-streaked Warbler (Phylloscopus armandii)
Range: PAL: ne, c China
 



Western Bonelli's Warbler
Western Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli)
Range: PAL: Spain and Portugal to Austria, Slovenia and Italy
Kotu, The Gambia  
 
Photograph by Steve Riall   © All Rights Reserved.


Arctic Warbler
Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
Range: PAL, NA: Fennoscandia (n Europe) through Siberia and Mongolia to Russian Far East (except Kamchatka) to ne China; also w Alaska
Ireland  
   
Photograph by Crotach on Flickr   © All Rights Reserved.


Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
Sakhalin Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus borealoides)
Range: PAL: Sakhalin (se Russia) and s Kuril Is., Hokkaido and Honshu (n, c Japan)
Singapore  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.


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Uganda Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus budongoensis)
Range: AF: Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon to w Kenya and Uganda
 



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Green-crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus burkii)
Range: OR: Himalayas
 



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Limestone Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)
Range: OR: n, c Vietnam and n, c Laos
 



Canary Islands Chiffchaff
Canary Islands Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis)
Range: AF: w, c Canary Is., formerly also Lanzarote, ne Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)
Los Realejos, Canary Islands, Spain  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


Yellow-vented Warbler
Yellow-vented Warbler (Phylloscopus cantator cantator)
Range: OR: e Nepal to c Laos
Zhemgang, Bhutan  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Chestnut-crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus castaniceps butleri)
Range: OR: Himalayas of nw India to e China, Vietnam and Sumatra
Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.

Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Chestnut-crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus castaniceps)
Range: OR: Himalayas of nw India to e China, Vietnam and Sumatra
Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


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Lemon-throated Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus cebuensis)
Range: OR: Luzon and West Visayas (n, wc Philippines)
 



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Lemon-rumped Warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)
Range: PAL: Himalayas and China
 



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Claudia's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)
Range: OR: c, e China
 



Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Range: PAL: widespread
Hungary  
 
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis   © All Rights Reserved.


Eastern Crowned Warbler
Eastern Crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus)
Range: PAL: se Russia, ne China, the Korean Pen. and Japan; c China
England  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


Emei Leaf Warbler
Emei Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus emeiensis)
Range: OR: s China
Yingjing, Sichuan, China  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


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Kamchatka Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus)
Range: PAL: Kamchatka, Sakhalin and Kuril Is. (se Russia) and Hokkaido (n Japan)
 



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Flores Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus floresianus)
Range: AU: montane Flores (c Lesser Sundas)
 



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Sichuan Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)
Range: OR: sc China
 



Smoky Warbler
Smoky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer)
Range: PAL: e Himalayas and c, e Tibetan Plateau
Basai, India  
 
Photograph by Clpramod     Copyright and usage info


Dusky Warbler
Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
Range: PAL: ne Asia and nc China
Thailand  
   
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.


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Hartert's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni)
Range: OR: se China
 



Sunda Warbler
Sunda Warbler (Phylloscopus grammiceps sumatrensis)
Range: OR: montane Sumatra, Java and Bali
Sumatra,  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Sulphur-bellied Warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus)
Range: PAL: Afghanistan and Pakistan to s Russia, w Mongolia and c China
Dhorkhan, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info


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Hainan Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus) Vulnerable
Range: OR: s China
 



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Black-capped Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus herberti)
Range: AF: wc
 



Hume's Leaf Warbler
Hume's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus humei humei)
Range: PAL: sc, c China
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info

Note white-ish brow, throat and wing bars, compared to Greenish Warbler

Iberian Chiffchaff
Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)
Range: PAL: sw France, Portugal, Spain, nw Africa
Monfragüe, Spain
  It is certainly possible this is a Common Chiffchaff. The two species are almost identical.
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Iberian Chiffchaff
Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)
Range: PAL: sw France, Portugal, Spain, nw Africa
England  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info

Virtually identical to the Common Chiffchaff, but one of two songs are different. Consult this article if you want to try and indentify by photo: https://subalpinebirding.com/blog/iberian-chiffchaff-identification-the-state-of-the-art

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Ijima's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae) Vulnerable
Range: PAL: Izu Is. (se of Honshu, e Japan) and Nakanoshima, Tokara Is. (far n Ryukyu Is., s Japan)
 



Yellow-browed Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Range: PAL: c Russia and n Kazakhstan to e Russia, ne China and North Korea
England  
   
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis   © All Rights Reserved.


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Davison's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus intensior)
Range: OR: se Asia
 



White-spectacled Warbler
White-spectacled Warbler (Phylloscopus intermedius)
Range: OR: e Himalayas to se China, s Vietnam
Vietnam  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.


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Gansu Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis)
Range: PAL: nc China
 



Red-faced Woodland Warbler
Red-faced Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus laetus laetus)
Range: AF: ec
Nyungwe, Rwanda  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Laura's Woodland Warbler
Laura's Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus laurae eustacei)
Range: AF: sc
Nchila Wildlife Reserve, Zambia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Ashy-throated Warbler
Ashy-throated Warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis maculipennis)
Range: OR: Himalayas, n se Asia
Bhutan  
 
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info


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Numfor Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus maforensis) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Numfor (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)
 



Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Large-billed Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)
Range: OR: Himalayas and c China
Yingjing, Sichuan, China  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


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Makira Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus makirensis)
Range: AU: Makira (se Solomon Is.)
 



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Biak Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus misoriensis) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Biak (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)
 



Yellow-breasted Warbler
Yellow-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus montis montis)
Range: OR: Malay Pen., Greater Sundas (except Java), Flores and Timor (c, e Lesser Sundas), and Palawan (sw Philippines)
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.


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Plain Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus neglectus)
Range: PAL: montane ne Iraq and n, s Iran, s Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, se Uzbekistan, sw Tajikistan and Baluchistan (wc Pakistan)
 



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Sulawesi Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus nesophilus)
Range: AU: montane n, c, se Sulawesi
 



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Negros Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus nigrorum)
Range: OR: montane Philippines (except East Visayas and Zamboanga Pen. to Sulu Arch.)
 



Green Warbler
Green Warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus)
Range: PAL: n Turkey and n Caucasus s to n Georgia, n Iran and nw Afghanistan
Thattekad, India  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Western Crowned Warbler
Western Crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis)
Range: PAL: sc to w Himalayas
Aliabad, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info


Kloss's Leaf Warbler
Kloss's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti klossi)
Range: OR: se, c Sichuan, se Yunnan, to sc, s Vietnam
Vietnam  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.


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Philippine Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus olivaceus)
Range: OR: Visayas, Mindanao group and Sulu Arch. (c, s Philippines)
 



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Martens's Warbler (Phylloscopus omeiensis)
Range: PAL: c China
 



Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus orientalis)
Range: PAL: se Europe to w Turkey, Syria and Lebanon
Bulgaria  
 
Photograph by Steve Riall   © All Rights Reserved.


Two-barred Warbler
Two-barred Warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)
Range: PAL: c Russia and ne Mongolia to e, se Russia, ne China and North Korea
Thailand  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the Greenish Warbler. Note yellow tips to the median coverts form a second wing bar at the top of the wing. Found in east Eurasia.

Island Leaf Warbler
Island Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus poliocephalus)
Range: AU: Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi), Moluccas to New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
Halmahera, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by Robert Lockett   © All Rights Reserved.


Grey-cheeked Warbler
Grey-cheeked Warbler (Phylloscopus poliogenys)
Range: OR: n India to s Vietnam
Dalat, Vietnam  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


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Timor Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus presbytes)
Range: AU: Timor and Atauro (n of e Timor; e Lesser Sundas)
 



Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Pallas's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
Range: PAL: s Russia and n Mongolia to e Russia and ne China
England  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


Buff-barred Warbler
Buff-barred Warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher)
Range: OR: Himalayas, s China and nw Vietnam
Monggar, Bhutan  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


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Blyth's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)
Range: OR: nw, c, e Himalayas to w, c Indochina
 



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Sulphur-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti)
Range: OR: ec, s China
 



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Rote Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus rotiensis) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Rote (sw of Timor, e Lesser Sundas)
 



Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler
Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla)
Range: AF: e, s
Western Cape, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


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Lompobattang Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus sarasinorum) Near Threatened
Range: AU: montane sw Sulawesi
 



Radde's Warbler
Radde's Warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)
Range: PAL: e Kazakhstan and s Russia to se Russia and North Korea
Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Wood Warbler
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Range: PAL: Europe through n Kazakhstan and c Russia
Slovakia  
   
Photograph by Andrej Chudy     Copyright and usage info


Mountain Chiffchaff
Mountain Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus sindianus)
Range: PAL: Turkey to Himalayas
Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info


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Alstroem's Warbler (Phylloscopus soror)
Range: PAL: c, se China
 



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Buff-throated Warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis)
Range: OR: c, s China
 



Brooks's Leaf Warbler
Brooks's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus subviridis)
Range: PAL: e Afghanistan, n Pakistan and nw India
Naltar, Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info


Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)
Range: PAL: e Russia to ne China and North Korea
 
 
Photograph by Hiyashi Haka (Kevin Lin)     Copyright and usage info


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Grey-crowned Warbler (Phylloscopus tephrocephalus)
Range: OR: ne India to n Vietnam and c China
 



Mountain Leaf Warbler
Mountain Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus trivirgatus parvirostris)
Range: OR: montane Malay Pen., Greater Sundas and w Lesser Sundas
Malaysia  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.


Greenish Warbler
Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
Range: PAL: w, c
Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info

Compare to Two-barred Warbler.

Willow Warbler
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Range: PAL: widespread
Monfragüe, Spain  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Tytler's Leaf Warbler
Tytler's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus tytleri)
Range: PAL: ne Afghanistan, n Pakistan and nw India
Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info


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Brown Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus umbrovirens)
Range: AF: e, also Arabian Pen.
 



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Bianchi's Warbler (Phylloscopus valentini)
Range: PAL: c, se China, n Vietnam
 



Whistler's Warbler
Whistler's Warbler (Phylloscopus whistleri)
Range: OR: Himalayas to Myanmar
Monggar, Bhutan  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


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Japanese Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)
Range: PAL: Honshu to Kyushu (c, s Japan)
 



Grey-hooded Warbler
Grey-hooded Warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos)
Range: OR: Himalayas
india  
 
Photograph by shrikant rao     Copyright and usage info


Chinese Leaf Warbler
Chinese Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)
Range: PAL: n, c China
Baxi Forest, Sichuan, China  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info



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