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Rote leaf warbler

Phylloscopus rotiensis Ng, Prawiradilaga, Ng et al., 2018

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The rote leaf warbler (Phylloscopus rotiensis) is a species in the family Phylloscopidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 9.45 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Rote leaf warbler (Phylloscopus rotiensis)
Photo: Philippe Verbelen · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rote leaf warbler

Weight
9.45 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
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rote leaf warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the rote leaf warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Rote leaf warbler (Phylloscopus rotiensis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Phylloscopidae. It is endemic to Rote Island in Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands, where it lives in primary deciduous forest and secondary forest.

It is genetically highly distinct from other leaf warblers in the region, and it may be the first bird species to be described partly on the basis of genome-wide data. It can be phenotypically distinguished from other species by its coloration and the length of its bill, which is far longer than that of most other Asian leaf warblers. This is likely an adaptation to the dry climate of Rote Island. However, despite its heavy morphological and genetic divergence from other island leaf warblers, it has little vocal differentiation from them.

Due to heavy agricultural use on Rote Island for many years, only two major forest areas remain that can sustain this species. Thus, this species likely qualifies for Vulnerable under the IUCN Red List qualifications.

From the Wikipedia article “Rote leaf warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rote_leaf_warbler&oldid=1371756870), 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 rote leaf warbler endangered?

The rote leaf warbler is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the rote leaf warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPhylloscopidae
  6. genusPhylloscopus
  7. SpeciesPhylloscopus rotiensis Ng, Prawiradilaga, Ng et al., 2018
Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Rote leaf-warblerEnglish
  • Roti LøvsangerDanish
  • RotilaubsängerGerman
  • rotia filoskopoEsperanto
  • Mosquitero de RotiSpanish
  • Pouillot de RoteFrench
  • ロテムシクイJapanese
  • RotiboszangerDutch
  • rotesangerNorwegian
  • świstunka długodziobaPolish
  • felosa-de-rotePortuguese
  • felosa-de-rotiPortuguese
  • Ротанская пеночкаRussian
  • ротийская пеночкаRussian
  • kolibiarik dlhozobýSlovak
  • rotesångareSwedish
  • Rote ÇıvgınıTurkish
  • вівчарик роутськийUkrainian
  • 罗地岛柳莺Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the rote 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 rote leaf warbler?

An adult rote leaf warbler weighs 9.45 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rote leaf warbler endangered?

The rote leaf warbler is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the rote leaf warbler?

The rote leaf warbler (Phylloscopus rotiensis) belongs to the family Phylloscopidae in the order Passeriformes.

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  title = {Rote leaf warbler (Phylloscopus rotiensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rote-leaf-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}