Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPhylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
- GenusPhylloscopus (Leaf Warblers)
- SpeciesPhylloscopus inornatus (Yellow-browed Warbler)
About the Yellow-browed Warbler
The yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) is a leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae) which breeds in the east Palearctic. This warbler is strongly migratory and winters mainly in tropical South Asia and South-east Asia, but also in small numbers in western Europe. Like the rest of Phylloscopidae, it was formerly included in the Old World warbler assemblage.
It was formerly considered to comprise three subspecies, but P. i. humei and P. i. mandellii are now split as a separate species, Hume's leaf warbler P. humei, leaving P. inornatus monotypic. The two sister species differ slightly but consistently in morphology, bioacoustics, and molecular characters. Before the species was split, the names yellow-browed willow warbler and inornate warbler were used by a few authors.
The yellow-browed warbler was first described by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1842 and given the binomial name Regulus inornatus. The current genus name Phylloscopus is from Ancient Greek phullon, "leaf", and skopos, "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch"). The specific inornatus is Latin for "plain".
This is one of the smaller Old World warblers, at 9.5–11 cm long and weighing... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taman Negara National Park
Arctic Warbler
Phylloscopus borealis
Eastern Crowned-Warbler
Phylloscopus coronatus
Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus tenellipes
Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Seicercus castaniceps
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Brown-cheeked Bulbul
Alophoixus bres
Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus brunneus
Chestnut-winged Babbler
Stachyris erythroptera
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Eurylaimus ochromalus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-browed Warbler in Taman Negara National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Warbler sighting in Taman Negara National Park, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-browed Warbler in Taman Negara National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-browed Warbler in Taman Negara National Park in our monthly data.