The large-billed leaf warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris) is a species of migratory leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae) found in Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Phylloscopidae |
| Genus: | Phylloscopus |
| Species: | P. magnirostris
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| Phylloscopus magnirostris Blyth, 1843
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This is a somewhat large leaf warbler with a single wing bar[2] and a prominent yellowish-white[3] supercilium. A contrasting broad and dark eye stripe extending behind the eye, a large darkish upper mandible and a distinctive call set it apart from most other leaf warblers in its range.[2] It has a dark crown and greyish ear-coverts.[3] It can be confused with an Arctic warbler.[2]
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| Nearest relatives of P. magnirostris based on a 2018 study[4] |
Breeding in central China and the Himalayas, it winters in Sri Lanka, the Western Ghats and associated hill ranges. It is found in dense vegetation. It has also been observed in urban areas on occasion.[5]
It is more often heard than seen. The two note dir-tee call with the second note much higher is distinctive. Another call is a single faint note followed by a series of paired-notes descending evenly. They call often and at regular intervals.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Phylloscopus magnirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22715334A132106786. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22715334A132106786.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Rasmussen, P.C.; Anderton, J.C. (2005). Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Volume 2. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions. pp. 503–504.
- ^ a b Bhil, Mahendra, and Ta At–Nikol. "Sighting of Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris near Mahuva, Bhavnagar: a second record for Gujarat." Flamingo Gujarat 17 (2020): 4-1.
- ^ Alström, Per; Rheindt, Frank E.; Zhang, Ruiying; Zhao, Min; Wang, Jing; Zhu, Xiaojia; Gwee, Chyi Yin; Hao, Yan; Ohlson, Jan; Jia, Chenxi; Prawiradilaga, Dewi M.; Ericson, Per G.P.; Lei, Fumin; Olsson, Urban (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.
- ^ Rana, Zain, Vikas Madhav Nagarajan, and Ragupathy Kannan. "Winter distribution of the Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides in peninsular India."
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