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Green warbler

Phylloscopus nitidus Blyth, 1843

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The green warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus) is a species in the family Phylloscopidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7 g to 8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Green warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus)
Photo: This image is created by user Wouter van der Ham at Observation.org , a… · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the green warbler

Weight
7 g – 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
4.5 – 4.65src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the green warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the green warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The green warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus), also known as green willow warbler or green leaf warbler, is a leaf warbler found in the Caucasus Mountains in southeastern Europe.

Like all leaf warblers, it was formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now belongs to the new leaf-warbler family Phylloscopidae. The genus name Phylloscopus is from Ancient Greek phullon, "leaf", and skopos, "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch"). The specific nitidus is from Latin and means "shining".

It is most closely related to the greenish warbler but is brighter in colour, and the underside is much more yellow. It has one strong and one faint wing bar, especially in young birds.

From the Wikipedia article “Green warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green_warbler&oldid=1371737158), 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.

What does the green warbler sound like?

Mike Prince · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the green warbler endangered?

The green 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.

How is the green warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPhylloscopidae
  6. genusPhylloscopus
  7. SpeciesPhylloscopus nitidus Blyth, 1843

Synonyms Acanthopneuste nitida, Acanthopneuste trochiloides nitidus, Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus nitidus, Phylloscopus trochiloides nitidus, Seicercus nitidus

Other names and names in other languages (50)
  • Green leaf-warblerEnglish
  • هازجة خضراءArabic
  • نقشارة خضراءArabic
  • Жълтогръд певецBulgarian
  • Кавказки зеленикав певецBulgarian
  • Puig-KaokazBreton
  • mosquiter del CaucasCatalan
  • Сарикӓ мӹшкӹрӓн амашкекMari
  • budníček žlutavýCzech
  • telor gwyrddWelsh
  • Grøn LundsangerDanish
  • Grøn sangerDanish
  • Kaukasisk lundsangerDanish
  • WacholderlaubsängerGerman
  • ΚεδροφυλλοσκόποςGreek
  • verda filoskopoEsperanto
  • Mosquitero del CáucasoSpanish
  • kaspia lehelindEstonian
  • سسک سبز بیدیPersian
  • kaukasianuunilintuFinnish
  • Pouillot brillantFrench
  • Pouillot du CaucaseFrench
  • Ceolaire uaineIrish
  • Kiaulleyder geayneyManx
  • עלווית הריםHebrew
  • zeleni zviždakCroatian
  • kaukázusi füzikeHungarian
  • Գեղգեղիկ դեղնափողArmenian
  • EinisöngvariIcelandic
  • Luì nitidoItalian
  • ミドリムシクイJapanese
  • kaukazinė pečialindaLithuanian
  • കടുംപച്ചപ്പൊടിക്കുരുവിMalayalam
  • Groene FitisDutch
  • einersangerNorwegian
  • świstunka kaukaskaPolish
  • felosa-brilhantePortuguese
  • felosa-do-cáucasoPortuguese
  • Felosa-verde-brilhantePortuguese
  • Желтобрюхая пеночкаRussian
  • KaukásialastavizarNorthern Sami
  • kolibiarik zelenkavýSlovak
  • Kavkaski zviždakSerbian
  • kaukasisk lundsångareSwedish
  • ensångareSwedish
  • นกกระจิ๊ดเขียวเหลืองThai
  • Yeşil ÇıvgınTurkish
  • вівчарик жовточеревийUkrainian
  • 綠柳鶯Chinese
  • 绿柳莺Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the green warbler

Other species in the same genus Phylloscopus.

CompareGreen warbler vs Common chiffchaffGreen warbler vs Willow warblerGreen warbler vs Greenish warblerGreen warbler vs Yellow-browed warbler

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the green warbler?

An adult green warbler weighs 7 g – 8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the green warbler endangered?

The green 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 green warbler?

The green warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus) belongs to the family Phylloscopidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{green_warbler_2026,
  title = {Green warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}