Arctic Warbler

Phyloscopus borealis

Description

Phyloscopus borealis has an olive green upper body color, white wing tips. The underparts are mostly white, but the chest and flanks are grayish or slightly streaked. The striking creamy white supercilium extends to the sides of the nape, and the eye lines are dark olive green with pale yellow or dark olive green spots. The broad beak is dark brown. Dark brown eyes. Legs yellowish to orange brown.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

3,6 years

WEIGHT​

7,5-15 g

LENGTH

12-13 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Phyloscopidae

GENUS

:

Phyloscopus

SPECIES

:

Phyloscopus borealis

Distribution

Phyloscopus borealis can be found in forests, shrubs, and wetlands.

Geography

Continent : America, Europe, and Asia

Country : Alaska, United States of America, Russia, Mongolia, Finland, Japan, China, Brunei Darussalam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Phyloscopus borealis is very active when looking for food. This bird catches hidden insects by hovering under leaves or the tips of branches and also catches flying insects in the air. Live alone or in pairs.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical and subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Phyloscopus borealis is a bird that eats insects such as beetles, mosquitoes, flies, leafhoppers, caterpillars, tree insects, mayflies. It also eats spiders, small snails, and crustaceans.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season for this bird is the end of June to August. This bird nests in the ground often under dense undergrowth on mossy ground. Nests are made of grass, weeds, moss, and leaves. The number of eggs produced is 5-7 white with fine brown dots. The incubation period by the female is 11-13 days.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: 11-13 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 5-7 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird population is thought to be stable and is currently categorized as low risk or least concern.

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Reference

  1. Arctic Warbler Phyloscopus borealis on The IUCN Redlist
  2. Arctic Warbler Wikipedia Article
  3. Arctic Warbler Phyloscopus borealis
  4. Arctic Warbler Phyloscopus borealis on Dakota Birder Article