Yellow-vented warbler

Yellow-vented warbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Phylloscopidae
Genus: Phylloscopus
Species: P. cantator
Binomial name
Phylloscopus cantator
Tickell, 1833

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

An individual not from a bird wave, from Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal.

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Description

The yellow-vented warbler has a mass of 6-7 g and a size of about 11 cm (4.3 in).[2]

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