Gansu leaf warbler
Phylloscopus kansuensis Meise, 1933
The gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis) is a species in the family Phylloscopidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 6.62 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the gansu leaf warbler
- Weight
- 6.62 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
- Not recorded
- 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 gansu leaf warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the gansu leaf warbler?
The Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis) is a small passerine bird known only from China. It belongs to the leaf warbler genus Phylloscopus within the family Phylloscopidae. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of Pallas's warbler (P. proregulus) but is now regarded as a separate species based on differences in voice and cytochrome-b gene sequences.
It is 10 cm long, slightly larger than Pallas's warbler. It has greenish upperparts, pale underparts and a pale rump. The head has a long white supercilium and a pale stripe along the centre of the crown. The wings have one conspicuous wingbar, a slight second bar and whitish edges to the tertials.
The song is very different from Pallas's warbler and consists of a thin, high-pitched note followed by a series of accelerating notes and finally a trill.
It is known to breed only in Gansu and Qinghai provinces in northern China. Its wintering grounds are uncertain but probably lie in Yunnan province in southern China. It is found up to 3,200 metres above sea-level in deciduous forest with some spruce and juniper. It is not currently known to be threatened with extinction and so is classed as a species of Least Concern by BirdLife International.
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Is the gansu leaf warbler endangered?
The gansu leaf warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 gansu leaf warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPhylloscopidae
- genusPhylloscopus
- SpeciesPhylloscopus kansuensis Meise, 1933
Synonyms Phylloscopus proregulus kansuensis
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Gansu leaf-warblerEnglish
- Gansu leaf-warblerEnglish
- mosquiter de GansuCatalan
- budníček gansuenskýCzech
- Gansu LøvsangerDanish
- KansulaubsängerGerman
- gansua filoskopoEsperanto
- Mosquitero de GansuSpanish
- gansu lehelindEstonian
- gansunuunilintuFinnish
- kansunuunilintuFinnish
- Pouillot du GansuFrench
- gansuski zviždakCroatian
- Luì del GansuItalian
- カンスームシクイJapanese
- gansujinė pečialindaLithuanian
- Gaņsu ķauķītisLatvian
- Meises BoszangerDutch
- gansusangerNorwegian
- świstunka chińskaPolish
- felosa-de-gansuPortuguese
- felosa-de-kansuPortuguese
- Гансусская пеночкаRussian
- Ганьсуйская зарничкаRussian
- kolibiarik mandarínskySlovak
- gansusångareSwedish
- Gangsu ÇıvgınıTurkish
- вівчарик гансуйськийUkrainian
- Chích lá Cam TúcVietnamese
- 甘肃柳莺Chinese
- 甘肅柳鶯Chinese
Relatives of the gansu leaf warbler
Other species in the same genus Phylloscopus.
Common chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Willow warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Greenish warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Yellow-browed warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
Pallas's leaf warbler
Phylloscopus proregulus
Arctic warbler
Phylloscopus borealis
CompareGansu leaf warbler vs Common chiffchaffGansu leaf warbler vs Willow warblerGansu leaf warbler vs Greenish warblerGansu leaf warbler vs Yellow-browed warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gansu leaf warbler?
An adult gansu leaf warbler weighs 6.62 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the gansu leaf warbler endangered?
The gansu leaf 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 gansu leaf warbler?
The gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis) belongs to the family Phylloscopidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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