Wildlifeof Vietnam
Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Warblers & Cisticolas
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Phylloscopus proregulus
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Adults, larvae and pupae of small insects, and spiders
Habitat
Breeds in mountain forests; cup nest in a tree or bush, built by the female
Range
Breeds from southern Siberia east to northern Mongolia and north-east China; winters mainly in south China and adjacent south-east Asia
Clutch size
4–6 blue-grey flecked white eggs
Incubation period
12–13 days; chicks fledge at 12–14 days
Size
9–10cm
Weight
4–7g
Pallas's leaf warbler is one of the smallest Palearctic warblers, 9 to 10cm long and 4 to 7g, with a relatively large head and short tail. It has greenish upperparts and white underparts, a lemon-yellow rump, and yellow double wingbars, supercilia and central crown stripe. It breeds in mountain forests from southern Siberia east to northern Mongolia and north-east China (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in south China and adjacent south-east Asia. It feeds on adults, larvae and pupae of small insects and on spiders, picking items from leaves or catching prey in short flights or while hovering. The female builds a cup nest in a tree or bush and incubates four to six eggs, which hatch after 12 to 13 days. The account opened does not name Bhutan.
Quick answers
- What does the Pallas's Leaf Warbler eat?
- Adults, larvae and pupae of small insects, and spiders
- What habitat does the Pallas's Leaf Warbler live in?
- Breeds in mountain forests; cup nest in a tree or bush, built by the female
- Where is the Pallas's Leaf Warbler found?
- Breeds from southern Siberia east to northern Mongolia and north-east China; winters mainly in south China and adjacent south-east Asia
- How many eggs does the Pallas's Leaf Warbler lay?
- 4–6 blue-grey flecked white eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Pallas's Leaf Warbler incubated?
- 12–13 days; chicks fledge at 12–14 days
- How big is the Pallas's Leaf Warbler?
- 9–10cm
- How much does the Pallas's Leaf Warbler weigh?
- 4–7g