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Pale-legged leaf warbler

Phylloscopus tenellipes Swinhoe, 1860

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The pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes) is a species in the family Phylloscopidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.6 g to 11.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the pale-legged leaf warbler

Weight
8.6 g – 11.8 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
5.5src 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 pale-legged leaf warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the pale-legged leaf warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1860. It is found in Manchuria; it winters in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Pale-legged leaf warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pale-legged_leaf_warbler&oldid=1377020213), 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 pale-legged leaf warbler endangered?

The pale-legged 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 pale-legged leaf warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPhylloscopidae
  6. genusPhylloscopus
  7. SpeciesPhylloscopus tenellipes Swinhoe, 1860

Synonyms Acanthopneuste tenellipes

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Pale-legged leaf-warblerEnglish
  • Pale-legged leaf-warblerEnglish
  • Pale-legged leaf-warblerEnglish
  • Pale-legged warblerEnglish
  • Pale-legged warblerEnglish
  • Pale-legged warblerEnglish
  • mosquiter de potes claresCatalan
  • budníček amurskýCzech
  • telor coeswelwWelsh
  • Lysbenet LøvsangerDanish
  • UssurilaubsängerGerman
  • Ussuri-LaubsängerGerman
  • palkrura filoskopoEsperanto
  • Mosquitero paticlaroSpanish
  • ussuuri lehelindEstonian
  • ussurinuunilintuFinnish
  • Pouillot à pattes clairesFrench
  • עלווית בהירת-רגלHebrew
  • svjetlonogi zviždakCroatian
  • Luì zampechiareItalian
  • キタムシクイJapanese
  • アムールムシクイJapanese
  • ウスリームシクイJapanese
  • 되솔새Korean
  • šviesiakojė pečialindaLithuanian
  • Usūrijas ķauķītisLatvian
  • Burung Cekup RantingMalay
  • OessoerifitisDutch
  • BleekpootfitisDutch
  • ussurisangerNorwegian
  • świstunka brązowaPolish
  • felosa-de-patas-clarasPortuguese
  • Бледноногая пеночкаRussian
  • kolibiarik bledonohýSlovak
  • Bledonogi zviždakSerbian
  • drillsångareSwedish
  • นกกระจิ๊ดขาสีเนื้อThai
  • Açık Bacaklı ÇıvgınTurkish
  • вівчарик світлоногийUkrainian
  • 淡脚柳莺Chinese
  • 淡腳柳鶯Chinese
  • 灰脚柳莺Chinese
  • 灰腳柳鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the pale-legged 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 pale-legged leaf warbler?

An adult pale-legged leaf warbler weighs 8.6 g – 11.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pale-legged leaf warbler endangered?

The pale-legged 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 pale-legged leaf warbler?

The pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes) belongs to the family Phylloscopidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{pale_legged_leaf_warbler_2026,
  title = {Pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-legged-leaf-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}