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Limestone leaf warbler

Phylloscopus calciatilis Alström, Davidson, Duckworth, Eames, Le, Nguyen, Olsson, Robson & Timmins, 2009

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The limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis) is a species in the family Phylloscopidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)
Photo: Ulf Johansson/Naturhistoriska riksmuseet · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the limestone leaf warbler

Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
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 limestone leaf warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the limestone leaf warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis) is a species of warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. When this species was first seen, beginning in 1994, it was mistaken for the similar sulphur-breasted warbler. It is smaller than the sulphur-breasted warbler, and has more rounded wings. The plumage is almost identical, with comparisons showing only a slightly colder yellow below and a greyer tinge above. Although smaller, the bill is proportionally larger than that of the sulphur-breasted warbler. Accurate measurements are not available; the holotype has a wing length of 5.2 cm (2.0 in); the paratype a tail length of 3.7 cm (1.5 in) and a bill length of 1.39 cm (0.55 in). The species is known to occur in northern Vietnam and Laos, and potentially also occurs in southern China as well. The species name, calciatilis, means "dwelling on limestone", which along with its common name is a reference to its natural habitat, which is broadleaved evergreen and semi-evergreen forest growing around limestone karst mountains. The bare-faced bulbul, described in 2009, was found in the karst of the same region.

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Is the limestone leaf warbler endangered?

The limestone leaf 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 limestone leaf warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPhylloscopidae
  6. genusPhylloscopus
  7. SpeciesPhylloscopus calciatilis Alström, Davidson, Duckworth, Eames, Le, Nguyen, Olsson, Robson & Timmins, 2009

Synonyms Seicercus calciatilis

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Limestone leaf-warblerEnglish
  • budníček krasovýCzech
  • KarstløvsangerDanish
  • KarstlaubsängerGerman
  • karsta filoskopoEsperanto
  • Mosquitero roqueroSpanish
  • Karsti-lehelindEstonian
  • karstiuunilintuFinnish
  • Pouillot calciatileFrench
  • krški zviždakCroatian
  • セッカイガンムシクイJapanese
  • karstinė pečialindaLithuanian
  • KarstboszangerDutch
  • karstsangerNorwegian
  • świstunka indochińskaPolish
  • felosa-cársicaPortuguese
  • Карстовая пеночкаRussian
  • kolibiarik krasovýSlovak
  • karstsångareSwedish
  • Kireçtaşı ÇıvgınıTurkish
  • вівчарик індокитайськийUkrainian
  • Chích núi đá vôiVietnamese
  • 灰岩柳莺Chinese
  • 石灰岩柳鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the limestone leaf 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 limestone leaf warbler?

An adult limestone leaf warbler weighs 6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the limestone leaf warbler endangered?

The limestone 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 limestone leaf warbler?

The limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis) belongs to the family Phylloscopidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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@misc{limestone_leaf_warbler_2026,
  title = {Limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/limestone-leaf-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}