Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)

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Order: PASSERIFORMES
Family: SYLVIIDAE Old World Warblers
Scientific name: Phylloscopus fuscatus
English name: Dusky Warbler

Characteristic: Size 12 cm. Upperside is olive green and underside whitish, with distinct pale, long eyebrow. Ears, sides of neck and flanks are all reddish brown.

Distribution: India, China, Hainan, Taiwan and the Andamans.

Habitat: Dipterocarp forest, secondary growth, bamboo forest, mostly in the neighbourhood of water bodies.

Habit: Appears only seasonally in winter months, seen solitarily, skulking predominantly among low undergrowth for insects, worms and wild fruits.

Status: A common seasonal migrant.