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| The Chestnut-Crowned Warbler |
| The Chestnut-Crowned Warbler is a small,
distinctive warbler; with a combination of orange/brown crown, grey throat, green wings, and yellow belly are unique among the regions warblers. It is a tiny, acrobatic warbler with prominent pale wingbars. They are found mostly in mountainous regions with dense cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …… The Chestnut-Crowned Warbler is a small, thumb sized, highly active warbler with distinctive head pattern and a chestnut brown crown. It measures about 9 to 10.5 cms in length and weighs about 4 to 6 gms. It has a crown and supercilium thats rufous-chestnut, dark lateral crown-stripe blackening and broadening towards nape; some broken whitish streaking often visible at nape side, otherwise nape, head side, mantle and scapulars grey, back and wings yellowish olive, two yellow bars formed by tips of median and greater wing-coverts; clear yellow rump and uppertail-coverts; tail feathers ashy brown, fringed yellowish olive, white inner webs of outermost two rectrices; throat and breast to uppermost belly grey, rest of underparts lemon-yellow, whitish at centre, underwing-coverts pale yellow; iris blackish brown, clear whitish narrow eyering; upper mandible dark brown, lower mandible yellowish flesh; legs fleshy yellow, soles almost white. The Sexes are alike. Juvenile has drab grey-brown crown for a short while only; otherwise much as adult but duller overall, with paler yellow underparts. Nine subspecies are recognised across its range and are distinguished by the lighter chestnut crown and darker green upperparts than nominate, as well as the more extensive yellow over lower underparts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …… The Chestnut-Crowned Warbler is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Inhabits subtropical humid montane forests, both oak-rhododendron and oak forest, with stands of bamboo. Breeds between 1200 to 2750 mtr in Himalayas, descending to foothills in winter. It is arboreal and primarily insectivorous. Though not considered migratory, it may make small seasonal movements to higher or lower elevations. Some post-breeding descent to lower elevations, some reaching foothills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …… The diet of the Chestnut-Crowned Warbler consists mainly of tiny invertebrates, chiefly insects. Extremely active; forages amid outer foliage of upper canopy, quickly hovers, then tumbles down to lower levels, accompanied by wing-flicking and tail-flashing. Food items obtained mostly by gleaning. Associates with mixed-species parties outside breeding season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. …. ……. . .. … …… ………………………. ………….. ……………….. .. …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. … …. ………… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. ……………. …… …. …. ……….. … …. ……….. .. ………… ….. ………. …………. …….. …… The Song (only recently described) of an ethereal quality, very thin and very high-pitched, a series of 5 to 7 upwardly inflected notes, e.g. see see see-see-see-see-see. Calls include repeated subdued chik and doubled chee-cheee. …. ………. …… ………….. ………… ………… …. … … …… ………….. ………… ………… ….. ………………….. … ………… ….. ………. …… ………….. …………………….. … ………… ….. ………. …… ………….. ………….. …… ………….. ………….. ………. …………. ….. ………. …… ………… ………….. ………….. ….. ………. …….. ………… ………….. ….. ……….. …… ………….. ………… ……….. Description Credit Birds of the World (The Cornell Lab), Oiseaux, Birda, Animalia, Ogaclicks, Birds of India | Bird World, Bird Count India & Wiki. |
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