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Two-barred warbler

Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Swinhoe, 1861

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The two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus) is a species in the family Phylloscopidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7 g to 8.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)
Photo: Gustav Mützel · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the two-barred warbler

Weight
7 g – 8.6 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
4.7 – 6src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
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 two-barred warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the two-barred warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus) is a bird of the leaf warbler family (Phylloscopidae). The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1861. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is closely related to the greenish warbler, to which it was formerly considered conspecific.

It is found in northern Mongolia, Manchuria and southern Siberia.

They are a migratory species. Before the autumn migration, both adults and juveniles molt.

From the Wikipedia article “Two-barred warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Two-barred_warbler&oldid=1354942847), 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 two-barred warbler endangered?

The two-barred 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 two-barred warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPhylloscopidae
  6. genusPhylloscopus
  7. SpeciesPhylloscopus plumbeitarsus Swinhoe, 1861

Synonyms Acanthopneuste plumbeitarsa, Acanthopneuste trochiloides plumbeitarsus, Ficedula middendorfi hypolania, Ficedula middendorfi intermedia, Hypolais graminis, Phyllopneuste coronatus, Phyllopneuste excoronatus, Phyllopneuste middendorffii, Phyllopneuste plumbeitarsus, Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus plumbeitarsus, Phylloscopus trochiloides plumbeitarsus, Phylloscopus viridanus, Regulus proregulus, Seicercus plumbeitarsus, Sylvia coronata

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • Grey-legged leaf-warblerEnglish
  • Grey-legged leaf-warblerEnglish
  • Two-barred greenish warblerEnglish
  • Two-barred leaf warblerEnglish
  • mosquiter siberiàCatalan
  • budníček dvoupruhýCzech
  • telor dwyresWelsh
  • Østlig LundsangerDanish
  • MiddendorfflaubsängerGerman
  • Middendorff-LaubsängerGerman
  • MiddendorffläubsangerGerman
  • dustria filoskopoEsperanto
  • Mosquitero patigrísSpanish
  • laane-lehelindEstonian
  • burjatianuunilintuFinnish
  • Pouillot ardoiséFrench
  • Pouillot à deux barresFrench
  • Pouillot à pattes sombresFrench
  • Ceolaire déstríocachIrish
  • עלווית כפולת-פסHebrew
  • sivkastogrli zviždakCroatian
  • kétsávos füzikeHungarian
  • BlaðsöngvariIcelandic
  • Luì verdastro barratoItalian
  • ヤナギムシクイJapanese
  • 버들솔새Korean
  • dvidryžė pečialindaLithuanian
  • SibirøstsangerNorwegian Bokmål
  • Swinhoes BoszangerDutch
  • ospesangerNorwegian
  • świstunka amurskaPolish
  • felosa-do-amurPortuguese
  • felosa-de-patas-cinzentasPortuguese
  • Felosa-verde-bilistadaPortuguese
  • Felosa-verde-listadaPortuguese
  • Двухполосая пеночкаRussian
  • Двупоясковая пеночкаRussian
  • BurjatialastavizarNorthern Sami
  • kolibiarik dvojpásySlovak
  • Dvoprugi zviždakSerbian
  • sibirisk lundsångareSwedish
  • östlig lundsångareSwedish
  • นกกระจิ๊ดเขียวปีกสองแถบThai
  • Mançurya ÇıvgınıTurkish
  • вівчарик амурськийUkrainian
  • 双斑绿柳莺Chinese
  • 雙斑柳鶯Chinese
  • 雙斑綠柳鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the two-barred warbler

Other species in the same genus Phylloscopus.

CompareTwo-barred warbler vs Common chiffchaffTwo-barred warbler vs Willow warblerTwo-barred warbler vs Greenish warblerTwo-barred warbler vs Yellow-browed warbler

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the two-barred warbler?

An adult two-barred warbler weighs 7 g – 8.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the two-barred warbler endangered?

The two-barred 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 two-barred warbler?

The two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus) belongs to the family Phylloscopidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{two_barred_warbler_2026,
  title = {Two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/two-barred-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}