Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
Order: PASSERIFORMES
Family: SYLVIIDAE Old World Warblers
Scientific name: Phylloscopus borealis
English name: Arctic Warbler
Characteristic: "size 15 cm. A small weaver, which is similar to the Baya Weaver, but having larger and thicker bill; upperpart brown streaked with flash-coloured markings; supercillium, rump and upperpart flash-coloured. In the breeding season, a male will acquire a brightly-coloured plumage of bright yellow head and upperpart; face and throat black; upperpart darker brown in tone and adorned with yellow streakings."
Distribution: "Myanmar,Thailand ,Laos, Cambodia ,Vietnam,Sumatra and Java."
Habitat: "Frequenting thick mass of grasses bordering marshes and swamps, and in paddy fields. In Sakaerat forest, it lives in open grass fields in the dry dipterocarp forest."
Habit: "Keeping in flocks , seen perching on tree branches and grass stems; sometimes hugs flocks will raid rice grain in the paddy fields. Also favouring grass seeds, cereal grain, insects, worm and other small animals. Breeding takes place beteen April and June; a globular nest will be buit in groups on grass stems or sedge culms standing in water or along the water lines; about 1.5-2.0m. above the ground or water surface; in which a clutch of 2-4 greyish white eggs will be laid. A male will commence by building a rough nest, that will be strenghen into a more globular from by a female. She also does the duties of incubation and raising nestlings all by her own. A male will start a new to attract another female, when his mate starts to sitting on eggs."
Status: "A quite scarce resident in Sakaerat forest, and now facing vulnerable status.It is now a protected wild animal."
