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Buff-barred warbler

Phylloscopus pulcher Blyth, 1845

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The buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher) is a species in the family Phylloscopidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.78 g to 6.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the buff-barred warbler

Weight
6.8 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
3.5src 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 buff-barred warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the buff-barred warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.

It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests. It is primarily found at low altitudes.

From the Wikipedia article “Buff-barred warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buff-barred_warbler&oldid=1354933143), 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 buff-barred warbler endangered?

The buff-barred 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 buff-barred warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPhylloscopidae
  6. genusPhylloscopus
  7. SpeciesPhylloscopus pulcher Blyth, 1845

Synonyms Abrornis erochroa, Abrornis pulcher pulcher, Abrornis pulchra

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • mosquiter elegantCatalan
  • budníček nepálskýCzech
  • telor harddWelsh
  • Okkerbåndet LøvsangerDanish
  • GoldbindenlaubsängerGerman
  • Goldbinden-LaubsängerGerman
  • orstria filoskopoEsperanto
  • Mosquitero eleganteSpanish
  • rododendroni-lehelindEstonian
  • himalajanuunilintuFinnish
  • Pouillot élégantFrench
  • narančastoprugi zviždakCroatian
  • Luì barrecamoscioItalian
  • チャバネムシクイJapanese
  • rusvadryžė pečialindaLithuanian
  • bālsvītru ķauķītisLatvian
  • GoudbandboszangerDutch
  • OranjestreepfitisDutch
  • rododendronsangerNorwegian
  • świstunka rdzawopręgaPolish
  • felosa-elegantePortuguese
  • Рыжеполосая зарничкаRussian
  • Золотополосая пеночкаRussian
  • kolibiarik rododendronovýSlovak
  • rhododendronsångareSwedish
  • นกกระจิ๊ดแถบปีกสีส้มThai
  • Kızıl Şeritli ÇıvgınTurkish
  • вівчарик золотосмугийUkrainian
  • 橙斑翅柳莺Chinese
  • 橙斑翅柳鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the buff-barred warbler

Other species in the same genus Phylloscopus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the buff-barred warbler?

An adult buff-barred warbler weighs 6.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the buff-barred warbler endangered?

The buff-barred 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 buff-barred warbler?

The buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher) belongs to the family Phylloscopidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/buff-barred-warbler

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{buff_barred_warbler_2026,
  title = {Buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/buff-barred-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}