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WARBLERS PART II |
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Tickell’s
Warbler Phylloscopus affinis |
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Tickell’s
Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
copyright Sujan Chatterjee
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| This
and the following species both
have bright yellow supercilia.
Tickell’s Warbler breeds
in the Himalayas and winters
mainly in wooded habitats in
the foothills, the Western Ghats
and in Bangladesh. It is an
uncommon passage migrant in
the North Indian plains, tending
to be found in trees and bushes
in wooded areas. It sometimes
joins flocks with other species
and is an obliging, active bird,
often catching insects on short
sallies, usually quite low down;
indeed on the winter quarters
it tends to feed mainly low
down in the shrub layer and
even on the ground. Unlike the
other warblers already described,
it has bright yellow throat
and underparts. The ear coverts
are slightly yellowish, there
is a dark line through the eye
and the bold yellow supercilium.
The rest of the upperparts are
dark green, sometimes with a
slight brownish tone, with greener
edgings to the flight feathers.
The lower mandible of the bill
is pale, so are the legs. It
has a rather abrupt chit
call. |
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Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus
griseolus |
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| Although
Sulphur-bellied Warbler could
be confused with Tickell’s
Warbler, its upperparts are
a greyer brownish olive (not
so green) and the yellow on
the underparts is mainly in
the centre, with a dusky suffusion
on the flanks and breast. The
supercilium appears brighter
than the throat (whereas with
Tickell’s it is the same
colour) and the ear coverts
have greyish flecks. However,
its habits are quite distinct,
it hunts for insects on the
ground, on walls, rocks and
on the bark of tree trunks and
large branches, often climbing
nuthatch-like. Its soft tchink
call is frequently given. It
breeds in rocky areas in the
north-western Himalayas and
winters in the north and central
Indian plains, again mainly
in rocky areas and near old
buildings, such as forts. On
passage it can turn up in other
habitats, and is regularly recorded
from the Temple bund, on the
Yamuna near Delhi. There is
a risk of confusion with Smoky
and Dusky Warblers, but the
bolder brighter yellow supercilium
and yellower underparts are
distinctive. |
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Sulphur-bellied
Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
copyright Sumit Sen |
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Next month we will continue
with more Phylloscopus warblers,
including one of the commonest warblers
around Delhi, one of the real Delhi specialities
and also one of my favourite birds of all…..wait
until next month to find out which three
species I am referring to!
delhibird would like to thank all
the photographers who have, very kindly,
allowed us to use their photographs to illustrate
the above article
General Editors: Bikram Grewal
& Bill Harvey |
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