Alpine leaf warbler

Alpine leaf warbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Phylloscopidae
Genus:	Phylloscopus
Species:	P. occisinensis
Binomial name
Phylloscopus occisinensis Marten, Sun & Päckert, 2008

The alpine leaf warbler or west Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis) is a species of leaf warbler in the Phylloscopidae family. It is found only in China, on Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu provinces. A record from Yunnan represent a migrating bird.

Common names

The common names of the Phylloscopus occisinensis in various languages is as follows:

• French : pouillot alpin
• Dutch : West-Chinese Boszanger
• Polish : świstunka długobrewa
• Slovak : kolibiarik dráčový
• English : alpine leaf-warbler^[1]

Distribution

Phylloscopus occisinensis is recorded to be found in the areas of the Tibet-Qinghai plateau, China, Sichuan, and Gansu.^[2][3]

Diet

The diet of this species includes larvae and arthropods.^[4]

Classification

The taxonomic classification of the Phylloscopus occisinensis is as follows:

• Kingdom : Animalia
• Phylum : Chordata
• Class : Aves
• Order : Passeriformes
• Family : Phylloscopidae
• Genus : Phylloscopus
• Species : Phylloscopus occisinensis^[5]

References

1. "Alpine Leaf-Warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis) Martens, Sun and Packert, 2008". Avibase. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
2. "Phylloscopus occisinensis — Overview West Chinese Leaf-warbler". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
3. "Alpine Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occisinensis". Twearth. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
4. "Alpine Leaf-Warbler". World Birds. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
5. "Phylloscopus F. Boie, 1826". GBIF. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

Notes

• Martens, J.; Sun, Y-H. & Päckert, M. 2008. "Intraspecific differentiation of Sino-Himalayan bush-dwelling Phylloscopus leaf warblers, with description of two new taxa (P. fuscatus, P. fuligiventer, P. affinis, P. armandii, P. subaffinis)". Vertebrate Zoology 58 (3): 233-265.