Brooks's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus subviridis

Beak

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Feet

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Crest

No crest

Breeds in Pakistan Himalayas; winters in plains and hills in Pakistan and N India. From Hume'sby in distinct greenish-yellow crown-stripe, yellow supercilium (often brighter in front of eye and joining a cross forehead}. yellow wash to cheeks and throat. brighter yellowish-olive upperparts. and (poorly defined} yellowish rump. When worn, general coloration approaches that of worn Hume's, but always with yellowish supercilium. Bill has yello wish base to lower mandible (all dark in Hume's}. Lacks dark sides to crown and dark bases to wing coverts and secondaries of Lemon-rumped. as distinctive sibilant trills; loud piercing chwee call. cc Summers in coniferous and mixed forest; winters in bushes and well-wooded areas.