Brooks's leaf warbler
| Brooks's leaf warbler | |
|---|---|
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| Brook's leaf warbler (above), and Hume's leaf warbler (below); illustration by Keulemans, 1881 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Sylvioidea |
| Family: | Phylloscopidae |
| Genus: | Phylloscopus |
| Species: | P. subviridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phylloscopus subviridis (Brooks, 1872) | |
Brooks's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus subviridis) is a species of Old World warbler in the Phylloscopidae family.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern Republic of India, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.
The common name commemorates the ornithologist and bird artist Allan Cyril Brooks.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Phylloscopus subviridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 67.
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