Wildlifeof Bhutan
Lemon-rumped Warbler
Warblers & Cisticolas
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Phylloscopus chloronotus
Basic stats
Diet
Mainly insects and larvae
Habitat
Spruce and fir forests with rhododendron and broadleaf trees, and oak and lower-elevation broadleaf stands; nests 2–15m up, usually in conifers
Range
Breeds across the Himalayas from northern Pakistan through Nepal into India, Bhutan and China
Clutch size
3–5 eggs, most often 4
Size
9–10cm
Weight
About 4.6–5.1g
The lemon-rumped warbler is a small leaf warbler, 9 to 10cm long and weighing about 4.6 to 5.1g, breeding across the Himalayas from northern Pakistan through Nepal into India, Bhutan and China. It has a whitish crown stripe bordered by darker olive-brown sides, a pale line above the eye, a dark eyestripe, greenish-grey upperparts and a yellowish or whitish rump, and the wings usually show one or two pale wingbars (Wikipedia, general species account).
It breeds in spruce and fir forests with rhododendron and broadleaf trees, as well as oak and lower broadleaf stands near the conifer zone, making altitudinal movements and descending in winter. Its diet is mainly insects and larvae, foraged in canopy and understorey, sometimes by flycatching. Nests are 2 to 15m up, usually in conifers, with three to five eggs; the call is a sharp, high 'pist' or 'psit'.
Quick answers
- What does the Lemon-rumped Warbler eat?
- Mainly insects and larvae
- What habitat does the Lemon-rumped Warbler live in?
- Spruce and fir forests with rhododendron and broadleaf trees, and oak and lower-elevation broadleaf stands; nests 2–15m up, usually in conifers
- Where is the Lemon-rumped Warbler found?
- Breeds across the Himalayas from northern Pakistan through Nepal into India, Bhutan and China
- How many eggs does the Lemon-rumped Warbler lay?
- 3–5 eggs, most often 4
- How big is the Lemon-rumped Warbler?
- 9–10cm
- How much does the Lemon-rumped Warbler weigh?
- About 4.6–5.1g