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Lemon-rumped warbler

Phylloscopus chloronotus (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847)

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The lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus) is a species in the family Phylloscopidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 4.9 g to 6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)
Photo: Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan from Aliabad, Hunza, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lemon-rumped warbler

Weight
4.9 g – 6 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
3.9 – 4.4src for Young per litter or clutch
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 lemon-rumped warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the lemon-rumped warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Lemon-rumped Warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus), also known as the Pale-rumped

Warbler, is a small species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is native to the Himalayas, breeding in montane forests and wintering in the southern foothills and the Purvanchal Range. The species is structurally identical to the Sichuan Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus forresti), but differs in vocalizations.

From the Wikipedia article “Lemon-rumped warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lemon-rumped_warbler&oldid=1345811894), 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 lemon-rumped warbler endangered?

The lemon-rumped 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 lemon-rumped warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPhylloscopidae
  6. genusPhylloscopus
  7. SpeciesPhylloscopus chloronotus (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847)

Synonyms Abrornis chloronotus chloronotus, Phylloscopus proregulus chloronotus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Lemon-rumped leaf-warblerEnglish
  • Pale-rumped warblerEnglish
  • Pale-rumped warblerEnglish
  • mosquiter de dors clarCatalan
  • budníček alpínskýCzech
  • telor tinwelwWelsh
  • Lysgumpet SangerDanish
  • SichuanlaubsängerGerman
  • FahlbürzellaubsängerGerman
  • Gelbbürzel-LaubsängerGerman
  • GelbbürzellaubsängerGerman
  • GraukehllaubsängerGerman
  • palpuga filoskopoEsperanto
  • Mosquitero dorsiclaroSpanish
  • himaalaja lehelindEstonian
  • tiibetinuunilintuFinnish
  • Pouillot à dos clairFrench
  • Ceolaire buíphrompachIrish
  • himalajski zviždakCroatian
  • Luì groppachiaraItalian
  • ウスゴシムシクイJapanese
  • geltonsturplė pečialindaLithuanian
  • citronu ķauķītisLatvian
  • Groene BoszangerDutch
  • blekgumpsangerNorwegian
  • świstunka nepalskaPolish
  • felosa-de-dorso-claroPortuguese
  • felosa-de-sobre-claroPortuguese
  • Гималайская зарничкаRussian
  • kolibiarik čečinovýSlovak
  • himalayasångareSwedish
  • sydlig kungsfågelsångareSwedish
  • Açık Sokumlu ÇıvgınTurkish
  • вівчарик непальськийUkrainian
  • 淡尾鶯Chinese
  • 淡黄腰柳莺Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the lemon-rumped 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 lemon-rumped warbler?

An adult lemon-rumped warbler weighs 4.9 g – 6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lemon-rumped warbler endangered?

The lemon-rumped 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 lemon-rumped warbler?

The lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus) belongs to the family Phylloscopidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{lemon_rumped_warbler_2026,
  title = {Lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lemon-rumped-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}