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Tickell's leaf warbler

Phylloscopus affinis (Tickell, 1833)

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The tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis) is a species in the family Phylloscopidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 5 g to 6.96 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)
Photo: Earthshine.. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the tickell's leaf warbler

Weight
5 g – 6.96 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.9src 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 tickell's leaf warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the tickell's leaf warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis) is a leaf warbler found in Asia in the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Thailand. The species has a yellowish underside and supercilium. Like other leaf warblers it feeds mostly on insects by gleaning and short sallies. An active bird, it prefers the canopy and low shrubbery and can be difficult to track as it moves actively from branch to branch, acrobatically exploring the underside of leaves and twigs. The clear yellowish undersides and lack of a wing bar can be used to tell it apart from similar species. It has slim dark legs with largely pale lower mandible and grayish wing panel.

From the Wikipedia article “Tickell's leaf warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tickell%27s_leaf_warbler&oldid=1380734807), 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 tickell's leaf warbler endangered?

The tickell's 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 tickell's leaf warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPhylloscopidae
  6. genusPhylloscopus
  7. SpeciesPhylloscopus affinis (Tickell, 1833)

Synonyms Sylvia indica

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Tickell's leaf-warblerEnglish
  • Tickell's leaf-warblerEnglish
  • Tickell's leaf-warblerEnglish
  • mosquiter de TickellCatalan
  • budníček velehorskýCzech
  • telor TickellWelsh
  • Gulbuget LøvsangerDanish
  • HimalajalaubsängerGerman
  • Himalaja-LaubsängerGerman
  • HimalayalaubsängerGerman
  • flavaventra filoskopoEsperanto
  • Mosquitero de TickellSpanish
  • mägi-lehelindEstonian
  • ylänköuunilintuFinnish
  • Pouillot de TickellFrench
  • limunastotrbi zviždakCroatian
  • Luì di TickellItalian
  • キバラムシクイJapanese
  • 노랑배솔새사촌Korean
  • Tikelio himalajinė pečialindaLithuanian
  • Himalaju ķauķītisLatvian
  • മഞ്ഞ ഇലക്കുരുവിMalayalam
  • HimalayaboszangerDutch
  • skrentsangerNorwegian
  • świstunka słonecznaPolish
  • Felosa-de-ChingaiPortuguese
  • felosa-de-tickellPortuguese
  • felosa-do-himalaiaPortuguese
  • Тибетская пеночкаRussian
  • Гималайская пеночкаRussian
  • kolibiarik himalájskySlovak
  • Tikelov zviždakSerbian
  • alpsångareSwedish
  • alpin sångareSwedish
  • นกกระจิ๊ดสีเรียบท้องเหลืองThai
  • Tickell ÇıvgınıTurkish
  • вівчарик гімалайськийUkrainian
  • 黃腹柳鶯Chinese
  • 黄腹柳莺Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the tickell's 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 tickell's leaf warbler?

An adult tickell's leaf warbler weighs 5 g – 6.96 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the tickell's leaf warbler endangered?

The tickell's 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 tickell's leaf warbler?

The tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis) 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{tickells_leaf_warbler_2026,
  title = {Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tickells-leaf-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}