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The western crowned warbler (''Phylloscopus occipitalis'') is a
The western crowned warbler (''Phylloscopus occipitalis'') is a leaf warbler
Leaf warblers are small insectivorous passerine birds belonging to the genus ''Phylloscopus''.
Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 20 ...
which breeds in Central Asia
Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...
. It winters in the forests of the Western Ghats.
The nest is built in a hole, and the typical clutch is four eggs.
The species has a distinctive crown stripe and two wing-bars. It often moves in small flocks or in mixed hunting parties.
References
western crowned warbler Birds of Afghanistan Birds of Pakistan Birds of Central Asia Birds of North India western crowned warbler western crowned warbler {{Phylloscopidae-stub