Whistler's warbler
| Whistler's warbler | |
|---|---|
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| Whistler's Warbler from Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Phylloscopidae |
| Genus: | Seicercus |
| Species: | S. whistleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Seicercus whistleri Ticehurst, 1925 | |
Whistler's warbler (Seicercus whistleri) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.
It is found in the Indian subcontinent, from the Himalayas to Myanmar.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
The common name commemorates the English ornithologist Hugh Whistler.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Seicercus whistleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Bushtits, leaf warblers & reed warblers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 362–364.
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