Wildlifeof China
Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Warblers & Cisticolas
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Phylloscopus proregulus
Basic stats
Diet
Adults, larvae and pupae of small insects, and spiders
Habitat
Mountain forests from southern Siberia east to northern Mongolia and north-east China
Range
Winters mainly in south China and adjacent areas of South-east Asia
Clutch size
4–6 eggs
Incubation period
Hatch after 12–13 days (female)
Pallas's leaf warbler is one of the smallest Palearctic warblers, with a relatively large head and short tail. It has greenish upperparts and white underparts, a lemon-yellow rump, and yellow double wingbars, supercilia and central crown stripe. It breeds in mountain forests from southern Siberia east to northern Mongolia and north-east China (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in south China and adjacent areas of South-east Asia. The female builds a cup nest in a tree or bush and incubates four to six eggs for 12–13 days, with nesting from June to July. The chicks fledge at 12–14 days and are fed mainly by the female at first. It is insectivorous (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Pallas's Leaf Warbler eat?
- Adults, larvae and pupae of small insects, and spiders
- What habitat does the Pallas's Leaf Warbler live in?
- Mountain forests from southern Siberia east to northern Mongolia and north-east China
- Where is the Pallas's Leaf Warbler found?
- Winters mainly in south China and adjacent areas of South-east Asia
- How many eggs does the Pallas's Leaf Warbler lay?
- 4–6 eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Pallas's Leaf Warbler incubated?
- Hatch after 12–13 days (female)