Brooks's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus subviridis
10 March 2010
Full Species (monotypic); i.e. no subspecies/races
Phylloscopus subviridis, Brooks WE, Proc. A. S. B. 1872, p. 148
Historical notes for Brooks's Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus subviridis
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Brooks's Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus subviridis, Adult

A Brooks's Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus subviridis,
from Harike Bird Sanctuary, Near Amritsar, Punjab,
on 1 Feb 10. Many were seen (and heard) flitting in the
Indian Jujube Ziziphus mauritiana trees
just after the dispersion of the morning fog. - DD

Coloration. Central coronal streak, supercilium, sides of the head, and the whole lower plumage yellow suffused with an ochraceous tinge; lores and behind the eye dusky; upper plumage and margins of wings and tail clear greenish yellow; tips to greater wing-coverts pale yellow and distinct; tips to median-coverts greenish yellow and less distinct.

Iris black; legs and feet greyish green; bill greenish horny (G. F. L. Marshall).

Length about 4.3; tail 1.8; wing 2.3; tarsus .7; bill from gape .45; the first primary is about .55 long; the second primary is between the seventh and tenth.

Distribution. This species is found in winter in the North-west-Provinces and the Punjab, apparently not ranging eastward of Allahabad. It occurs at Simla on migration.


Reference books:
Handbook of the Birds of the World (2006), v.11. Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers, p.660. Edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, David A. Christie. Published by Lynx Edicions
Harvey, Bill (2006): Atlas of the Birds of Delhi and Haryana, p.255. Published by Rupa & Co.
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Brooks's Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus subviridis, Adult

Same bird as above - DD
Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C. (2005): Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide (2 Volumes), v.1, p.314, v.2, p.501. Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA and Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Baker, Kevin (1997): Warblers of Europe, Asia and North Africa, p.287. Helm Identification Guide Series. Christopher Helm
Ali, Salim & Ripley S. Dillon (1997): Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, v.8, p.158. Second Edition (Ten Volumes in a box set). Oxford University Press
Ganguli, Usha (1975): A guide to the birds of the Delhi area, p.241. Published by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (New Delhi)
Baker, E.C.S. (1924): Fauna of British India: Birds (Second Edition), v.2, p.468. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council
Oates, Eugene W. (1889): The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Birds v.1, p.409. Edited by W.T. Blanford. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council
 

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