Greenish warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides (Sundevall, 1837)
The greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides), also called the two-barred greenish warbler, is a songbird in the family Phylloscopidae of the order Passeriformes. It is a tiny bird with an adult body mass of 8.05 g, and it is a migratory, perching species of forest habitat.
Quick facts about the greenish warbler
The greenish warbler is an invertivore, placing it at the carnivore trophic level, and it raises 1 clutch per year with 4.7 eggs per clutch. Its geographic range covers 8,430,000 km², and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
- Weight
- 7 g – 8.05 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
- 4.6 – 4.7src 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
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Where does the greenish warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the greenish warbler?
The greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides) is a widespread leaf warbler with a breeding range in northeastern Europe, and temperate to subtropical continental Asia. This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in India. It is not uncommon as a spring or early autumn vagrant in Western Europe and is annually seen in Great Britain. In Central Europe large numbers of vagrant birds are encountered in some years; some of these may stay to breed, as a handful of pairs does each year in Germany.
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 trochiloides is from Ancient Greek trokhalos, "bowed", and -oides "resembling", from the similarity to the willow warbler, P. trochilus. The English name of this species provides a perfect argument in favour of the capitalisation of species names (i.e. treating them as proper nouns), a convention which is generally applied in scientific literature. The decapitalised "greenish warbler" is equally descriptive of many bird species across multiple families, whereas a capitalised "Greenish Warbler" shows unambiguously that Phylloscopus trochiloides is under discussion.
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What does the greenish warbler sound like?
Is the greenish warbler endangered?
The greenish 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.
How is the greenish warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPhylloscopidae
- genusPhylloscopus
- SpeciesPhylloscopus trochiloides (Sundevall, 1837)
Synonyms Acanthiza trochiloides, Acanthopneuste trochiloides, Phylloscopus lugubris, Phylloscopus pseudes, Phylloscopus trochiloides viridanus, Seicercus trochiloides, Seicercus trochiloides trochiloides
Other names and names in other languages (78)
- Two-barred greenish warblerEnglish
- نقشارة مخضرةArabic
- نقشارة مخضرة ثنائية الخطArabic
- pioyina verdosaAsturian
- Йәшел төйөтBashkir
- Зялёная пячураўкаBelarusian
- Зелен певецBulgarian
- Зеленикав певецBulgarian
- Puig-RusiaBreton
- mosquiter verdósCatalan
- Ыжар амашкекMari
- Симӗс чие кайӑкӗChuvash
- Симĕс чие кайăкĕChuvash
- budníček zelenýCzech
- Telor GwyrddWelsh
- telor gwyrddlasWelsh
- Telorion GwyrddWelsh
- LundsangerDanish
- GrünlaubsängerGerman
- Grüner LaubsängerGerman
- ΠρασινοφυλλοσκόποςGreek
- Verda filoskopoEsperanto
- verdeta filoskopoEsperanto
- Mosquitero verdosoSpanish
- nõlva-lehelind e. rohe-lehelindEstonian
- Nõlva-lehelindEstonian
- سسک بیدی سبزPersian
- سسک سبز زیتونیPersian
- idänuunilintuFinnish
- SkógljómariFaroese
- Pouillot verdâtreFrench
- Ceolaire scothghlasIrish
- Kiaulleyder glassManx
- עלווית בלטיתHebrew
- Zöld füzikeHungarian
- sárga füzikeHungarian
- Դեղնափոր գեղգեղիկArmenian
- Cikrak hijauIndonesian
- BrumsöngvariIcelandic
- Luí verdastroItalian
- Luì verdastroItalian
- ニシヤナギムシクイJapanese
- ヤナギムシクイJapanese
- Жасыл сарықасKazakh
- 대륙솔새Korean
- 버들솔새Korean
- šiaurinė pečialindaLithuanian
- zaļais ķauķītisLatvian
- ഇളംപച്ച പൊടിക്കുരുവിMalayalam
- ഇളംപച്ചപ്പൊടിക്കുരുവിMalayalam
- जीवल फिस्टोNepali
- Grauwe FitisDutch
- austsongarNorwegian Nynorsk
- østsangerNorwegian
- wójcikPolish
- ہری پدیWestern Panjabi
- felosa-do-amurPortuguese
- felosa-de-patas-cinzentasPortuguese
- felosa-esverdeadaPortuguese
- felosa-troquilóidePortuguese
- Felosa-verdePortuguese
- Pitulice verzuieRomanian
- Зеленая пеночкаRussian
- Зелёная пеночкаRussian
- NuortalastavizarNorthern Sami
- NuortilastavizarNorthern Sami
- kolibiarik zelenýSlovak
- Kolibiarik sivozelenýSlovak
- zelena listnicaSlovenian
- Zelenkasti zviždakSerbian
- lundsångareSwedish
- นกกระจิ๊ดเขียวคล้ำThai
- Yeşil çıvgınTurkish
- Yeşilimsi ÇıvgınTurkish
- вівчарик зеленийUkrainian
- Chích xanh lụcVietnamese
- 暗綠柳鶯Chinese
- 暗绿柳莺Chinese
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Relatives of the greenish warbler
Other species in the same genus Phylloscopus.
Common chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Willow warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Yellow-browed warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
Pallas's leaf warbler
Phylloscopus proregulus
Arctic warbler
Phylloscopus borealis
Dusky warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus
CompareGreenish warbler vs Common chiffchaffGreenish warbler vs Willow warblerGreenish warbler vs Yellow-browed warblerGreenish warbler vs Pallas's leaf warbler
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the greenish warbler?
The greenish warbler is a bird, a songbird in the family Phylloscopidae within the order Passeriformes.
How heavy is the greenish warbler?
The greenish warbler has an adult body mass of 8.05 g, which places it in the tiny size class (under 10 g).
What does the greenish warbler eat?
The greenish warbler is an invertivore, which puts it at the carnivore trophic level.
Is the greenish warbler endangered?
No. The IUCN lists the greenish warbler as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
Does the greenish warbler migrate?
Yes, the greenish warbler is a migratory bird of forest habitat.
How many eggs does the greenish warbler lay?
The greenish warbler lays 4.7 eggs per clutch and raises 1 clutch per year.
Who named the greenish warbler?
The greenish warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides, was named by Sundevall in 1837, written as (Sundevall, 1837).
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