Birds of India - The New Synopsis

A complete checklist of bird species and subspecies found in India

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

Phylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)

• Phylloscopus Boie, 1826 Isis 18,19 col.972 Sylvia trochilus Latham, 1790; Type by monotypy = Motacilla trochilus Linnaeus, 1758
  • 847. Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Bechstein, 1793)
    Original Description: Motacilla Sibilatrix Bechstein, 1793 Der Naturforscher 27 p.47
    Taxonomy: Follows H&M4 for dating as 1793 (contra 1792 in Dickinson et al. (2011, Priority! The dating of scientific names in ornithology p. 73); see also Praveen & Jayapal (2023, IB 18 (5): 133).
    Distribution: Vagrant. Reported from Startsapuk Tso, Hanle and Dungti Marshes (all E Ladakh).
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: See Kang et al. (2016, IB 12 (4&5): 136), Bengtsson et al. (2016, IB 12 (4&5): 137).
  
  
  • 848. Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher Blyth, 1845
    Alternative Names: Orange-barred Leaf Warbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • 848a. Phylloscopus pulcher kangrae Ticehurst, 1923 [HB#1587]
      Original Description: Phylloscopus pulcher kangrae Ticehurst, 1923 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 44 p.29 (Shimla)
      Distribution: W Himalaya from Ladakh, Kashmir through Jammu, Himachal, and Uttarakhand.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.7.8.1289 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM, YPM
    • 848b. Phylloscopus pulcher pulcher Blyth, 1845 [HB#1588-1589]
      Original Description: Ph[ylloscopus]. pulcher Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p.592
      Taxonomy: Include pernix Koelz 1954 from Blue Mountain, Mizoram.
      Distribution: N Bengal. Sikkim, Arunachal, Assam, and all NE hill states.
      Specimens: ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM, YPM
  
  
  • 849. Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis (Blyth, 1867)
    Alternative Names: Grey-faced Leaf Warbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • 849a. Phylloscopus maculipennis virens Ticehurst, 1926 [HB#1597]
      Original Description: Phylloscopus maculipennis virens Ticehurst, 1926 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 46 p.61 (Banjar, Himachal)
      Distribution: W Himalaya from Jammu, Himachal, and Uttarakhand.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1926.1.20.1 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, FMNH
      Notes: Records from Kashmir (AR2001) not evaluated. E Uttarakhand may get birds from centralis Ripley 1950 population of W Nepal.
    • 849b. Phylloscopus maculipennis maculipennis (Blyth, 1867) [HB#1599]
      Original Description: Abrornis maculipennis Blyth, 1867 Ibis p.27
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim Arunachal, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, ROM, USNM, YPM
      Notes: Includes papilo Koelz 1952 from Mawphlang, Khasi hills, Meghalaya.
  
  
  • 850. Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus (Blyth, 1842) [HB#1592]
    Original Description: Regulus inornatus Blyth, 1842 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 11 p.191 (Near Kolkata)
    Alternative Names: Yellow-browed Leaf Warbler
    Distribution: Winter: E India from W Bengal and Sikkim, E through Assam, Arunachal, and all NE hill states. Sporadic during migration in W Himalaya, and wintering locally in peninsular India till Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Also occurs in Andaman, Nicobar, and Narcondam Is.
    Type Specimen: ZSI#35522 (Syntype).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, YPM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
  
  
  • 851. Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei (Brooks, 1878)
    Alternative Names: Hume's Leaf Warbler, Mandelli's Leaf Warbler P. [h.] mandellii
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • 851a. Phylloscopus humei humei (Brooks, 1878) [HB#1590]
      Original Description: Reguloides humei Brooks, 1878 Stray Feathers 7 p.131 (NW India)
      Distribution: Breeding: Gilgit, Ladakh, Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal, and Uttarakhand as well as Sikkim and N Bengal. Non-breeding: Further south in the entire N Indian subcontinent; from Gujarat till W Bengal, C India, and south till S Karnataka while straggling to SW Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.7.8.843 (Syntype?).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, YPM, FTLB
    • 851b. Phylloscopus humei mandellii (Brooks, 1879) [HB#1591]
      Original Description: Reguloides Mandellii Brooks, 1879 Stray Feathers Vol. 8, N° 2-5 p.389-391 (Darjeeling and Sikkim)
      Distribution: Winter: East of Sikkim and N Bengal in Assam, Arunachal, and all NE hill states.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1898.9.1.897 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, YPM
      Notes: Possible breeding in Arunachal (AR2001) not investigated.
  
  
  • 852. Brooks's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis (Brooks, 1872) [HB#1593]
    Original Description: Reguloides subviridis Brooks, 1872 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal p.148 (Etawah, Uttar Pradesh)
    Distribution: Breeding: Gilgit, possibly Kashmir. Non-breeding: Indus plains of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi region extending east and south through Gangetic plains to W Uttar Pradesh, N Madhya Pradesh, and NE Rajasthan.
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1873.3.29.1 (Syntype).
    Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, MCZ
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
  
  
  • 853. Chinese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus yunnanensis La Touche, 1922
    Original Description: Phylloscopus proregulus yunnanensis La Touche, 1922 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 43 p.21
    Distribution: Winter: Khasi hills (Meghalaya).
    Specimens: UMMZ
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: UMMZ #187896 reidentified by Pam Rasmussen as this species (RA2012). Winter distribution is imperfectly known.
  
  
  • 854. Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus (Pallas, 1811)
    Original Description: Motacilla Proregulus Pallas, 1811 Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico (etc.) 1 p.499
    Distribution: Vagrant. Reported from Hanle and Dungti (both E Ladakh).
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Recent addition. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: See Gyalpo et al. (2023, IB 19 (3): 78).
  
  
  • 855. Sichuan Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus forresti Rothschild, 1921
    Original Description: Phylloscopus proregulus forresti Rothschild, 1921 Novitates Zoologicae 28 p. 45
    Alternative Names: Forrest's Leaf Warbler
    Distribution: Winter: Walong region (Arunachal) and also reported from Meghalaya, Manipur, and Mizoram.
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: See Vercruysse (2017, IB 13 (5): 140), Shah et al. (2021, IB 17 (1): 16), Boesman & Praveen (2021, IB 17 (4): 106).
  
  
  • 856. Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus (Gray & Gray, 1847)
    Alternative Names: Pale-rumped Warbler, Pallas's Leaf Warbler (with P. proregulus)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: Presence of Sichuan Leaf Warbler in NE India complicates distribution assessment of this species. See Boesman & Praveen (2021, IB 17 (4): 104).
    • 856a. Phylloscopus chloronotus simlaensis Ticehurst, 1920 [HB#1594]
      Original Description: Phylloscopus proregulus simlaensis Ticehurst, 1920 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 41 p.55 (Shimla)
      Distribution: W Himalaya from Gilgit, Ladakh, Kashmir, Himachal and Uttarakhand; straggling to Punjab, Delhi region, Uttar Pradesh in winter, and exceptionally to Gujarat.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.7.8.1193 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, RBINS, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH
      Notes: See Trivedi & Mori (2020, IB 16 (5): 164) for Gujarat record, which is accepted here.
    • 856b. Phylloscopus chloronotus chloronotus (Gray & Gray, 1847) [HB#1595-1596]
      Original Description: Abrornis chloronotus Gray & Gray, 1847 Catalogue of the specimens and drawings of mammalia and birds of Nepal and Thibet. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. to the British Museum p.152
      Taxonomy: Includes newtoni Gätke 1889 from Darjeeling.
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, adjoining Assam, and possibly all NE hill states.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, YPM
  
  
  • 857. Tytler's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri Brooks, 1871 [HB#1578]
    Original Description: Phylloscopus tytleri Brooks, 1871 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal p. 210 (Kashmir and Shimla)
    Distribution: Breeding: Gilgit, Kashmir and further east through Himachal and Uttarakhand. Non-breeding: W Ghats from about Mumbai and Nashik down south till about Pandalam hills at least; possibly further south. Also, locally in E Ghats and Deccan hillocks (e.g., Nandi hills) and remaining subcontinent during migration with concentrations around Uttarakhand.
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.7.8.825 (Syntype).
    Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, USNM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: See Rasmussen (1998, FT 14: 18), Praveen (2007, IB 3 (4): 148).
  
  
  • 858. Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus Blyth, 1847 [HB#1581]
    Original Description: Phylloscopus griseolus Blyth, 1847 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16 p.443 (Banks of the Hoogly river)
    Alternative Names: Olivaceous Leaf warbler
    Distribution: Breeding: Gilgit, Kashmir, Ladakh, N Himachal. Non-breeding: south of it is range from Punjab and Himachal through Delhi region and E Rajasthan into Gujarat; east till about S W Bengal and W Odisha and south till S Karnataka.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, HYD
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
  
  
  • 859. Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis (Tickell, 1833)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • 859a. Phylloscopus affinis affinis (Tickell, 1833) [HB#1579]
      Original Description: Motacilla Offinis Tickell, 1833 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 2 p.576
      Taxonomy: Original type locality, Borabhum and Dholbhum, has been now revised to Nepal and assigned a Neotype (see Martens et al. 2008, Vertebrate Zoology 58 (2): 248).
      Distribution: Breeding: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal. Non-breeding: south of its range in W Bengal, Assam, and all NE hill states.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, FMNH, USNM
      Notes: How far west this population reaches during winter is not known.
    • 859b. Phylloscopus affinis perflavus Martens et al., 2008
      Original Description: Phylloscopus affinis perflavus Martens et al., 2008 Vertebrate Zoology 58 (2) p.248 (Lopara, Kishtwar, Kashmir)
      Taxonomy: Martens et al. (2008, Vertebrate Zoology 58 (2): 258) only included Kashmir birds in their analysis. The status of Uttarakhand breeding birds as this subspecies, and hence the wintering birds in peninsular India, is only conjectural.
      Distribution: Breeding: W Himalaya from Gilgit, Ladakh through Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal, and Uttarakhand (?). Non-breeding: Peninsular India south of its breeding range extending through the hill ranges till the SW Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1949.Whi.1.12276 (Holotype).
      Specimens: NHMUK, YPM
  
  
  • 860. Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus (Blyth, 1842)
    Alternative Names: Dusky Leaf Warbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • 860a. Phylloscopus fuscatus fuscatus (Blyth, 1842) [HB#1586]
      Original Description: Phillopneuste fuscata Blyth, 1842 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 11 p.113 (Neighbourhood of Kolkata)
      Distribution: Winter: Uttarakhand (rarely further W and in adjoining terai), N Uttar Pradesh, E Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, W Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal, and entire NE hill states apart from Andaman, Nicobar, and Narcondam Is. Stragglers widely in peninsular India up till C Kerala and S Tamil Nadu.
      Type Specimen: ZSI#35519 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, ROM, YPM
  
  
  • 861. Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer (Hodgson, 1845)
    Alternative Names: Smoky Leaf Warbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • 861a. Phylloscopus fuligiventer fuligiventer (Hodgson, 1845) [HB#1582]
      Original Description: H[orornis].? fuligiventer Hodgson, 1845 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 13, no.146 p.31
      Distribution: Breeding: Uttarakhand, Sikkim, N Bengal. Non-breeding: Adjacent terai and plains from about Delhi region, south till N Chambal valley, east through Gangetic plains and Brahmaputra plains of Assam, and adjoining Arunachal. Also reported from Nagaland, Cachar, and Manipur valley.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, FMNH, YPM, BNHM
    • [Phylloscopus fuligiventer tibetanus Ticehurst, 1937 [HB#1583]]
      Original Description: Phylloscopus tibetanus Ticehurst, 1937 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 57 p.109
      Taxonomy: See under weigoldi.
      Distribution: Winter: Arunachal.
      Notes: Breeds north of the region in Tibet.
    • [Phylloscopus fuligiventer weigoldi Stresemann, 1923 [HB#1584]]
      Original Description: Phylloscopus weigoldi Stresemann, 1923 Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologisch-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 16 (2) p.16
      Taxonomy: RA2012 includes both tibetanus Ticehurst 1937 and weigoldi Stresemann 1923 under Dusky Warbler. However, Martens et al. (2008, Vertebrate Zoology 58 (2): 252) moved both subspecies under Smoky Warbler – a treatment followed by most modern taxonomies. This also includes mariae Ripley 1951 that has been reported from Manipur and Andamans (AR2001, RA2012).
      Distribution: Winter: NE India and Andamans.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH
      Notes: The regional presence of this population that breeds in NE China is tentative. This population was traditionally (AR2001) believed to refer to the 'Dusky Warbler' of E Himalaya and Andamans. Moving these wintering populations under 'Smoky Warbler' is untenable as all call recordings from both NE India and Andamans are of Dusky Warblers. It is likely that traditional taxonomy where weigoldi is treated as the birds wintering in NE India and Andamans may be incorrect and all regional birds may belong to fuscatus sensu stricto. Until a definitive weigoldi specimen from India is located through molecular analysis, this subspecies is treated as tentative for India. Specimens labelled as weigoldi are in the BNHS (Andamans, Narcondam), FMNH (Garo hills, Assam), and UMMZ(Assam).
  
  
  • 862. Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus Hume, 1870 [HB#1577]
    Original Description: Phylloscopus neglectus Hume, 1870 Ibis p.143
    Distribution: Winter: Thar desert of W Rajasthan – sporadically further east and has occured till Hardoi district (Uttar Pradesh).
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: No historical specimens located from India though Hume included Doab region till Agra in his original description. All NHMUK specimens are from the Pakistan side.
  
  
  • 863. Buff-throated Warbler Phylloscopus subaffinis Ogilvie-Grant, 1900 [HB#1580]
    Original Description: Phylloscopus subaffinis Ogilvie-Grant, 1900 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 10 p.37
    Alternative Names: Buff-throated Leaf Warbler
    Distribution: Breeding: W Arunachal (Mandala) Non-breeding: Also, Sikkim, N Bengal, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, and Mizoram.
    Specimens: UMMZ
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: See Rasmussen (1996, FT 11: 174), Singal et al. (2019, IB 15 (5): 148); might breed in Sikkim as well.
  
  
  • 864. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Original Description: Motacilla Trochilus Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.188
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: Birds from the E Palearctic likely (See George et al. 2021, IB 17 (1): 10; Singh & Adhikari 2022, IB 18 (1): 21). Photographs not conclusive for subspecies identification. Old specimens misidentified (Abdulali & Unnithan 1986, JBNHS 83 (1): 209) or of uncertain provenance (Praveen & Inskipp 2018, FT 33: 17).
    • 864a. Phylloscopus trochilus yakutensis Ticehurst, 1935 [HB#1573]
      Original Description: Phylloscopus trochilus yakutensis Ticehurst, 1935 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 55 p.178
      Distribution: Vagrant. Reported from S Kerala, S Tamil Nadu, and Middle Andaman Is.
  
  
  • 865. Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus Brooks, 1880
    Alternative Names: Kashmir Chiffchaff
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • 865a. Phylloscopus sindianus sindianus Brooks, 1880 [HB#1576]
      Original Description: Phylloscopus sindianus Brooks, 1880 Stray Feathers 8 p.476
      Distribution: Breeding: Gilgit, Ladakh and NW Himachal, Non-breeding: Kashmir, Jammu, and sporadically in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and N Madhya Pradesh during migration.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, FMNH, USNM
  
  
  • 866. Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817)
    Original Description: Sylvia collybita Vieillot, 1817 Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 11 p.235
    Alternative Names: Siberian Chiffchaff P. [c.] tristis
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • [Phylloscopus collybita abietinus (Nilsson, 1819) ]
      Original Description: Sylvia abietina Nilsson, 1819 Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 26 p.115
      Distribution: Gujarat.
      Notes: May occur (See Ganpule 2016, IB 12 (1): 21).
    • 866a. Phylloscopus collybita tristis Blyth, 1843 [HB#1575]
      Original Description: Ph[ylloscopus]. tristis Blyth, 1843 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 12, Part 2, N° 143 p.966-967 (Kolkata)
      Taxonomy: Subspecies sometimes accorded species status.
      Distribution: Winter: Much of the country from Gilgit, Ladakh, N India including Thar desert, east till W Assam and W Meghalaya, sporadically further east during migration; C and S India till Goa, N Karnataka and Telangana – sporadic further south in S Karnataka, Andhra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.
      Type Specimen: ZSI#30037 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, ROM, USNM, YPM
  
  
  • 867. Green-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus burkii (Burton, 1836) [HB#1615]
    Original Description: Sylvia Burkii Burton, 1836 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 3, no.34 p. 153 (Sikkim)
    Alternative Names: Golden-spectacled Warbler/Black-browed Flycatcher Warbler (with P. whistleri & P. tephrocephalus), Green-crowned Leaf Warbler
    Distribution: Breeding: Sikkim, N Bengal and Arunachal (locally). Non-breeding: Bihar, W Bengal, adjoining foothills of E Himalaya, Assam, Meghalaya, Cachar, and Tripura; sporadically further west in E Himachal, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, S Madhya Pradesh, E Gujarat, NE Maharashtra, NE Ghats of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, NE Andhra, and CE Ghats of Telangana.
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1926.1.4.1 (Holotype).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
  
  
  • 868. Grey-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus tephrocephalus (Anderson, 1871) [HB#1615a]
    Original Description: Culicipeta tephrocephalus Anderson, 1871 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 p. 213
    Alternative Names: Grey-crowned Leaf Warbler
    Distribution: Breeding: E Arunachal, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, and Mizoram. Non-breeding: Adjoining foothills including Assam as well as Cachar.
    Specimens: NHMUK
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: No explicit breeding record but assumed based on time of the year.
  
  
  • 869. Grey-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys (Blyth, 1847) [HB#1620]
    Original Description: C[ulicipeta]. poliogenys Blyth, 1847 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16 p.441 (Darjeeling)
    Taxonomy: Type specimen was once reported as lost (Sclater 1892, Ibis 34 (1): 73) but apparently, a syntype is still there in ZSI (Shaktivel et al. 2011, Catalogue of type specimens (Aves) of National Zoological Collections of the Zoological Survey of India p. 51).
    Alternative Names: Grey-cheeked Flycatcher Warbler, Grey-cheeked Leaf Warbler
    Distribution: Breeding: N Bengal, Sikkim Arunachal, and Nagaland (?). Non-breeding: Adjoining foothills including Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
    Type Specimen: ZSI#35533 (Holotype).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: Sight record from Uttarakhand (Green 1987, JBNHS 83 (2): 613) not considered here as definitive.
  
  
  • 870. White-spectacled Warbler Phylloscopus intermedius (La Touche, 1898)
    Original Description: Cryptolopha intermedia La Touche, 1898 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 7 p.37
    Alternative Names: Allied Flycatcher Warbler, White-spectacled Leaf Warbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 870a. Phylloscopus intermedius zosterops Elliott & del Hoyo, 2016 [HB#1613]
      Original Description: Phylloscopus intermedius zosterops Elliott & del Hoyo, 2016 Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World Volume 2: Passerines
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK
  
  
  • 871. Bianchi's Warbler Phylloscopus valentini (Hartert, 1907)
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Recent addition.
    • 871a. Phylloscopus valentini valentini (Hartert, 1907)
      Original Description: Cryptolopha burkii valentini Hartert, 1907 Die Vögel der paläarktischen Fauna. Systematische Übersicht der in Europa, Nord-Asien und der Mittelmeerregion vorkommenden Vögel 1 p.497
      Distribution: Namdapha (E Arunachal).
      Notes: See Urs (2024, IB 20 (5): 141).
  
  
  • 872. Whistler's Warbler Phylloscopus whistleri (Ticehurst, 1925)
    Alternative Names: Whistler's Leaf Warbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 872a. Phylloscopus whistleri whistleri (Ticehurst, 1925) [HB#1614]
      Original Description: Seicercus burkii whistleri Ticehurst, 1925 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 46 p.22 [22-23] (Dharamshala, Himachal)
      Distribution: Breeding: Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal, Uttarakhand, N Bengal, Sikkim, and Arunachal. Non-breeding: south of its breeding range immediately in the sub-Himalayan foothills and south to about Delhi region as well as Assam and S W Bengal.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1926.1.4.1 (Holotype).
      Specimens: NHMUK, FMNH
    • 872b. Phylloscopus whistleri nemoralis (Koelz, 1954) [HB#1615]
      Original Description: Seicercus burkii nemoralis Koelz, 1954 Contributions from the Institute for Regional Exploration no.1 p.17 (Sangau, Mizoram)
      Distribution: E Arunachal, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.
      Type Specimen: UMMZ#147865 (Holotype).
      Specimens: NHMUK, UMMZ, YPM
      Notes: Breeding and non-breeding distribution not worked out.
  
  
  • 873. Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Blyth, 1843 [HB#1605]
    Original Description: Ph[ylloscopus]. nitidus Blyth, 1843 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 12, Part 2, N° 143 p. 965-966 (Kolkata)
    Alternative Names: Bright-green Leaf Warbler, Green Leaf Warbler
    Distribution: Winter: Gujarat, C Indian hills, W coastal strip and W Ghats, adjoining transition area and hillocks of Deccan, along the E Ghats reaching till S W Bengal in the east; sporadically in N India till N Bengal during migration.
    Type Specimen: ZSI#30036 (Holotype).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, USNM, FTLB
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
  
  
  • 874. Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Swinhoe, 1861
    Original Description: Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Swinhoe, 1861 Ibis (1) 3 (12) p. 330-331
    Alternative Names: Two-barred Leaf Warbler
    Distribution: Vagrant. Only reported from Kohima (Nagaland) but possibly elsewhere in E India.
    Specimens: UMMZ
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: UMMZ#237982 (RA2012). Records from Nameri (Assam) and Miao (Arunachal) not evaluated here. Winter distribution is imperfectly known. See under P. t. trochiloides for records from Andaman & Nicobar Is.
  
  
  • 875. Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides (Sundevall, 1837)
    Alternative Names: Greenish Leaf Warbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • 875a. Phylloscopus trochiloides viridanus Blyth, 1843 [HB#1572 & 1602]
      Original Description: Ph[ylloscopus]. viridanus Blyth, 1843 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 12, Part 2, N° 143 p.967-968 (Kolkata)
      Distribution: Breeding: Gilgit and Kashmir. Non-breeding: Throughout the subcontinent from the sub-Himalayan foothills, south till Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
      Type Specimen: ZSI#30041 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, ROM, USNM, YPM
    • 875b. Phylloscopus trochiloides ludlowi Whistler, 1931 [HB#1603]
      Original Description: Phylloscopus trochiloides ludlowi Whistler, 1931 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 52 p.62 (Maran river near Kishtwar)
      Taxonomy: Intergrades with viridanus in Gilgit and Kashmir and with trochiloides in Uttarakhand.
      Distribution: Breeding: Gilgit, Kashmir, Himachal, and Uttarakhand. Non-breeding: Much of the subcontinent including N and C India and south till Wayanad (Kerala), and Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu).
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1931.12.10.1 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, USNM
    • 875c. Phylloscopus trochiloides trochiloides (Sundevall, 1837) [HB#1604]
      Original Description: Acanthiza trochiloides Sundevall, 1837 Physiographiska Sällskapets Tidskrift 1 p.76 (Kolkata)
      Taxonomy: The eastern subspecies obscuratus Stresemann 1929 might occur in Andaman & Nicobar Is. as well as NE India. It might sound identical to Two-barred Warbler and hence recordings, specificallly from Andaman & Nicobar Is., need more investigation.
      Distribution: Breeding: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal. Non-breeding: S W Bengal, NE Ghats, Assam, and all NE hill states. Also reported from Andaman Is.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, ROM, USNM, YPM
  
  
  • 876. Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris Blyth, 1843 [HB#1601]
    Original Description: Ph[ylloscopus]. magnirostris Blyth, 1843 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 12 p.966 (Kolkata)
    Taxonomy: Type specimen lost (Sclater 1892, Ibis 34 (1): 73).
    Distribution: Breeding: Along the Himalaya from Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal, Uttarakhand, N Bengal, Sikkim, and Arunachal. Non-breeding: S W Bengal, Gujarat, W Ghats from about Mumbai till the southern tip of peninsula; sporadically in E Ghats, C Indian foothills, and Deccan hillocks. Also adjoining foothills in E Himalaya in Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, and Tripura. On passage elsewhere in the subcontinent.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, ROM, USNM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
  
  
  • 877. Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes Swinhoe, 1860 [HB#1605a]
    Original Description: Phylloscopus tenellipes Swinhoe, 1860 Ibis p.53
    Distribution: Winter: Swaraj Dweep [=Havelock Is.], Andaman Is.
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: See Govindarasu et al. (2023, IB 18 (6): 186). Not all birds identifiable to species unless they call (e.g., Bind et al. 2022, IB 18 (4): 118 from Amaravati, Maharashtra).
  
  
  • 878. Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides Portenko, 1950
    Original Description: Phylloscopus tenellipes borealoides Portenko, 1950 Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR n.s, 70 p.320
    Distribution: Winter: Andaman & Nicobar Is.
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: See Dalvi et al. (2021, IB 17 (3): 65) and Govindarasu et al. (2023, IB 18 (6): 186).
  
  
  • 879. Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis (Blasius, 1858) [HB#1600]
    Original Description: Phyllopneuste borealis Blasius, 1858 Naumannia 8 Heft4,5,6 p.313
    Alternative Names: Arctic Leaf Warbler
    Distribution: Winter: Andaman, Nicobar, and Narcondam Is.
    Specimens: NHMUK, AMNH
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
  
  
  • 880. Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps (Hodgson, 1845)
    Alternative Names: Chestnut-headed Flycatcher Warbler, Chestnut-crowned Leaf Warbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 880a. Phylloscopus castaniceps castaniceps (Hodgson, 1845) [HB#1621]
      Original Description: Abrornis castaniceps Hodgson, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p.593
      Taxonomy: Includes nagaensis Koelz 1951 from Kohima, Nagaland.
      Distribution: Uttarakhand, N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Assam, Arunachal, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, ROM, YPM
  
  
  • 881. Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator (Tickell, 1833)
    Alternative Names: Black-browed Leaf Warbler, Yellow-faced Leaf Warbler, Yellow-vented Leaf Warbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • 881a. Phylloscopus cantator cantator (Tickell, 1833) [HB#1612]
      Original Description: M[otacilla]. Cantator Tickell, 1833 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 2 p.576 (Barabhum, S W Bengal)
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Assam, and all NE hill state; sporadically in S W Bengal.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, ROM, USNM, YPM
  
  
  • 882. Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis (Blyth, 1845) [HB#1606]
    Original Description: Ph[yllopneuste]. occipitalis Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p.593 (S India)
    Alternative Names: Large Crowned Leaf Warbler, Western Crowned Leaf Warbler
    Distribution: Breeding: W Himalaya (Gilgit, Kashmir, Himachal, and Uttarakhand). Non-breeding: Gujarat, C Indian highlands, NE Ghats, W Ghats as well as Deccan hillocks. On migration, rest of the subcontinent in between and east till Garo hills in E Meghalaya.
    Type Specimen: ZSI#35529 (Holotype).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, RBINS, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, YPM, TNHM, HYD
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
  
  
  • 883. Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides (Blyth, 1842)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • 883a. Phylloscopus reguloides kashmiriensis Ticehurst, 1933 [HB#1608]
      Original Description: Phylloscopus reguloides kashmiriensis Ticehurst, 1933 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 54 p.19 (Shimla)
      Distribution: Kashmir (sporadic), Himachal, and Uttarakhand; sporadic in Indo-Gangetic plains.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.7.8.975 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, FMNH
      Notes: Records from peninsular India (AR2001) not evaluated.
    • 883b. Phylloscopus reguloides reguloides (Blyth, 1842) [HB#1609]
      Original Description: Phyllopneuste reguloides Blyth, 1842 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 11 p.191 (Darjeeling)
      Distribution: Kumaon (Uttarakhand), N Bengal, and Sikkim; sporadic in Bihar, S W Bengal, and Odisha.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1844.3.4.4 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, FMNH, YPM
    • 883c. Phylloscopus reguloides assamensis Hartert, 1921 [HB#1610]
      Original Description: Phylloscopus trochiloides assamensis Hartert, 1921 Die Vögel der paläarktischen Fauna. Systematische Übersicht der in Europa, Nord-Asien und der Mittelmeerregion vorkommenden Vögel Band I Heft VI p.2139 (Peak near Shillong, Khasi hills, Meghalaya)
      Taxonomy: New name for harterti Baker 1913. Includes terpsinus Koelz 1954 from Blue Mountain, Mizoram. Also, includes extimus Koelz 1954 from Karong, Manipur that was originally labelled as a subspecies of Eastern Crowned Warbler P. occipitalis (see RA2012 on reidentification).
      Distribution: Arunachal, Assam, and all NE hill states.
      Specimens: UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, USNM, YPM
  
  
  • 884. Claudia's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus claudiae (La Touche, 1922) [HB#1611]
    Original Description: Acanthopneuste trochiloides claudiae La Touche, 1922 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 43 p.22
    Distribution: Winter: Khasi hills (Meghalaya) and Manipur.
    Specimens: UMMZ, AMNH
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: Winter distribution imperfectly known.
  
  
  • 885. Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos (Gray & Gray, 1847)
    Alternative Names: Grey-headed Flycatcher Warbler, Grey-hooded Leaf Warbler
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 885a. Phylloscopus xanthoschistos albosuperciliaris (Jerdon, 1863) [HB#1616]
      Original Description: Abrornis albo-superciliaris Jerdon, 1863 The birds of India; being a natural history of all the birds known to inhabit continental India: with descriptions of the species, genera, families, tribes, and orders, and a brief notice of such families as are not found in India, making it a manual of ornithology specially adapted for India 2, pt. 1 p.202 (Kashmir)
      Taxonomy: Sometimes not recognised and included under the nominate subspecies.
      Distribution: Gilgit and Kashmir.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, AMNH
    • 885b. Phylloscopus xanthoschistos xanthoschistos (Gray & Gray, 1847) [HB#1617]
      Original Description: Phyllopneuste xanthoschistos Gray & Gray, 1847 Catalogue of the specimens and drawings of mammalia and birds of Nepal and Thibet. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. to the British Museum p.65,151
      Distribution: Kashmir, Himachal, and Uttarakhand. Straggler to Punjab, Haryana, and till about Delhi region.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM, YPM
    • 885c. Phylloscopus xanthoschistos jerdoni (Brooks, 1871)
      Original Description: Abrornis Jerdoni Brooks, 1871 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal p.248-249 (Sikkim)
      Taxonomy: Sometimes not recognised and included under the nominate subspecies.
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, W and C Arunachal and adjoining Assam.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.4.1.3288 (Syntype).
      Specimens: NHMUK, AMNH, FMNH
    • 885d. Phylloscopus xanthoschistos flavogularis (Godwin-Austen, 1877) [HB#1618]
      Original Description: Abrornis flavogularis Godwin-Austen, 1877 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 46, Part 2, N° 1 p.44 (in text) (Sadiya, Assam)
      Taxonomy: Include pulla Ripley 1951 from Mishmi hills.
      Distribution: NE Arunachal – at least Abor and Mishmi hills, possibly Walong, Namdapha, and extreme E Assam.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1895.7.14.915 (Holotype).
      Specimens: NHMUK
    • 885e. Phylloscopus xanthoschistos tephrodiras (Sick, 1939) [HB#1619]
      Original Description: Seicercus xanthoschistus tephrodiras Sick, 1939 Ornithologische Monatsberichte 47 p.78
      Distribution: Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM, YPM