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Species of bird From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The western crowned warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis) is a leaf warbler which breeds in Central Asia. It winters in the forests of the Western Ghats. It prefers forests with high foliage complexity and tree density.[2]
| Western crowned warbler | |
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| at Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Phylloscopidae |
| Genus: | Phylloscopus |
| Species: | P. occipitalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phylloscopus occipitalis (Blyth, 1845) | |
The nest is built in a hole, and the typical clutch is four eggs.
The species has a distinctive crown stripe and two wing-bars. It often moves in small flocks or in mixed hunting parties.
It can be identified by its large[3] pale beak, grayish mantle, crown stripes, and pale legs.[4]
The western crowned warbler is an insectivore.[5]
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