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Buff-throated warbler

Phylloscopus subaffinis Ogilvie-Grant, 1900

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The buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis) is a species in the family Phylloscopidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 5 g to 6.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis)
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the buff-throated warbler

Weight
5 g – 6.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.95src 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-throated warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the buff-throated warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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

It breeds in China and winters down toward northern Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Buff-throated warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buff-throated_warbler&oldid=1380575122), 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-throated warbler endangered?

The buff-throated 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-throated warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPhylloscopidae
  6. genusPhylloscopus
  7. SpeciesPhylloscopus subaffinis Ogilvie-Grant, 1900

Synonyms Oreopneuste affinis, Oreopneuste davidi, Phylloscopus affinis subaffinis, Phylloscopus subaffinis arcanus, Phylloscopus subaffinis subaffinis

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • mosquiter de la XinaCatalan
  • budníček tibetskýCzech
  • Kinesisk LøvsangerDanish
  • DornlaubsängerGerman
  • Blasskehl-LaubsängerGerman
  • BlaßkehllaubsängerGerman
  • China-LaubsängerGerman
  • okragorĝa filoskopoEsperanto
  • Mosquitero GorgiclaroSpanish
  • Mosquitero gorjiclaroSpanish
  • hiina lehelindEstonian
  • Kingu-lehelindEstonian
  • pensasuunilintuFinnish
  • Pouillot subaffinFrench
  • smećkastogrli zviždakCroatian
  • Luì golacamoscioItalian
  • バフイロムシクイJapanese
  • 담황턱솔새Korean
  • rudagurklė pečialindaLithuanian
  • bālrīkles ķauķītisLatvian
  • Chinese BoszangerDutch
  • lisangerNorwegian
  • świstunka płowobrzuchaPolish
  • felosa-chinesaPortuguese
  • felosa-de-garganta-claraPortuguese
  • Китайская пеночкаRussian
  • kolibiarik plavýSlovak
  • lidsångareSwedish
  • subalpin sångareSwedish
  • นกกระจิ๊ดท้องสีน้ำตาลThai
  • Açık Gerdanlı ÇıvgınTurkish
  • вівчарик китайськийUkrainian
  • 棕腹柳莺Chinese
  • 棕腹柳鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the buff-throated 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-throated warbler?

An adult buff-throated warbler weighs 5 g – 6.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the buff-throated warbler endangered?

The buff-throated 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-throated warbler?

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

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APA

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

MLA

“Buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/buff-throated-warbler.

BibTeX
@misc{buff_throated_warbler_2026,
  title = {Buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/buff-throated-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}