Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler

CommonGBIF 1.9·Dongniao Rarity Index4.71

Phylloscopus trochilus· 柳莺科· Passeriformes

Willow Warbler(学名:Phylloscopus trochilus),是雀形目柳莺科柳莺属的鸟类。属于柳莺科柳莺属的小型鸟类。其分布广泛,自爱尔兰东至西伯利亚东部的安纳德尔河盆地,栖息于开放的林地,以柳树、桤木和白桦林为主。具有强烈的迁徙习性,几乎全种群冬季会迁往撒哈拉以南的非洲。

Species Profile

IOC World Bird List

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus· Leaf warblers and allies

12cm. A small warbler with slender bill, prominent whitish supercilium extending behind eye, and dark eyestripe; bill and legs brownish pink; wing-tips long extending slightly beyond undertail-coverts. Three sub-species: nominate race trochilus of w and c Europe greenish yellow above and pale yellow below; race acredula of n Europe to c Siberia grey-green to brown above and underparts whitish; race yakutensis of c and e Siberia grey-brown above and whitish below with markings on the breast, underwing coverts yellow. Song a high-pitched and cheerful descending warble lasting 5 to 8 secs, call a soft "tu-wheet". A summer breeding migrant across Europe to Siberia, migrating to Africa s of the Sahara in n winter. Vagrants recorded across s and se Asia.

Vagrant Recorded from Ashmore Reef, 300 km nw of the Kimberley coast, in November 2013. Ref. ABG.