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Black-faced warbler

Abroscopus schisticeps (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847)

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The black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps) is a species in the family Cettiidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 4.7 g to 4.85 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps)
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-faced warbler

Weight
4.7 g – 4.85 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-faced warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the black-faced warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps) is a species of bush warbler (family Cettiidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.

It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and scrub, occurring at altitudes from 1,500–2,700 m, occasionally down to 600 m, and is non-migratory.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-faced warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-faced_warbler&oldid=1379749055), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-faced warbler endangered?

The black-faced warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-faced warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCettiidae
  6. genusAbroscopus
  7. SpeciesAbroscopus schisticeps (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847)

Synonyms Culicipeta schisticeps, Seicercus schisticeps

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • mosquiter emmascaratCatalan
  • budníček černolícíCzech
  • gwybedog-delor wynebdduWelsh
  • Sortmasket SangerDanish
  • Schieferkopf-DickichtsängerGerman
  • Schieferkopf-LaubsängerGerman
  • nigramaska ĉetioEsperanto
  • Mosquitero carinegroSpanish
  • naamiolehväkerttuFinnish
  • Pouillot à face noireFrench
  • Bouscarle à face noireFrench
  • crnolica svilorepaCroatian
  • Luì faccianeraItalian
  • カオグロムシクイJapanese
  • juodaveidė raštuotoji musinukėLithuanian
  • ZwartmaskerboszangerDutch
  • svartmaskesangerNorwegian
  • skrytoczub ciemnolicyPolish
  • felosa-de-faces-pretasPortuguese
  • Чернолицая комарницаRussian
  • Чернолицая расписная пеночкаRussian
  • pradešan čiernolíciSlovak
  • svartkindad cettiaSwedish
  • Siyah Yüzlü ÖtleğenTurkish
  • війчик чорнощокийUkrainian
  • 黑脸鹟莺Chinese
  • 黑臉鶲鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the black-faced warbler

Other species in the same genus Abroscopus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-faced warbler?

An adult black-faced warbler weighs 4.7 g – 4.85 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-faced warbler endangered?

The black-faced warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-faced warbler?

The black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps) belongs to the family Cettiidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{black_faced_warbler_2026,
  title = {Black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-faced-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}