Sunda warbler

The Sunda warbler (Phylloscopus grammiceps) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is found only in Indonesia.

Sunda warbler
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Phylloscopidae
Genus:	Phylloscopus
Species:	P. grammiceps
Binomial name
Phylloscopus grammiceps (Strickland, 1849)
Synonyms
Seicercus grammiceps

The Sunda warbler was previously placed in the genus Seicercus. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018 found that neither Phylloscopus nor Seicercus were monophyletic.^[2] In the subsequent reorganization the two genera were merged into Phylloscopus which has priority under the rules of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.^[3]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Phylloscopus grammiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103845369A94453057. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103845369A94453057.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Alström, P.; et al. (2018). "Complete species-level phylogeny of the leaf warbler (Aves: Phylloscopidae) radiation". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 126: 141–152. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.031. PMID 29631054. S2CID 4720300.
3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Bushtits, leaf warblers, reed warblers". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 8 August 2018.