Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
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Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
Lemon-rumped
Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
coyright Jan Willem den Besten
The
Lemon-rumped Warbler
is common in the hill forests
of the Himalayas, from northern
Pakistan across to Arunachal
Pradesh, spending the summers
at higher altitudes in coniferous
forest, oak and rhododendron,
moving in the winter to lower
altitude forest and secondary
growth, with a few records in
the northern plains. It is one
of my favourite birds because
it is a real little gem. Its
name comes from its bright pale
yellow rump, which can be quite
difficult to see unless the
bird hovers, which fortunately
it does frequently, as it daintily
picks off tiny invertebrates
from the edges of leaves. It
is a very small, rather dumpy
warbler with olive green upperparts
and whitish below. It has a
distinctive head pattern with
a broad
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