Eastern Crowned Warbler

Scientific Name: Phylloscopus coronatus
Malay Name: Cekup-Daun Raja Timur
Chinese Name: 冕柳莺

Range:
Found from Russia, China, Korea to Japan and winters to Southeast Asia

Taxonomy:
Monotypic.

Size: 12.5-13 cm

Identification:
Resembles Arctic Warbler and Sakhalin Leaf Warbler but has well-defined pale median coronal stripe on darker crown (which is more distinct at the rear often not reaching the fore-crown), longer bill with dark upper mandible and pale lower mandible (with no dark tip), yellower-green upperparts, whiter underparts and pale yellow undertail-coverts.

Similar looking species: Yellow-browed Warbler, Arctic Warbler, Sakhalin Leaf Warbler

Habitat: Forests, mangroves, gardens, parks and suitable wooded areas.

Behaviour/Ecology: Frequents the canopy where it forages in the foliage.

Local Status: Uncommon migrant

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)

Location: Central Catchment Forest, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Sungei Buloh, Bidadari, Tuas South and Pasir Ris Park.

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Eastern Crowned Warbler at Venus Drive. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Eastern Crowned Warbler at Venus Drive. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Eastern Crowned Warbler at Venus Drive. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Eastern Crowned Warbler at Venus Drive. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Eastern Crowned Warbler at Tuas South. Photo Credit: See Toh Yew Wai