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Phylloscopus proregulus
Habitat
Coniferous taiga forests of fir, spruce, pine and larch, or mixed forest with willow, alder and many conifers; to 1,500–1,700m in Russia
Range
Breeds from the Altai Mountains east to the Sea of Okhotsk, northern Mongolia and northeast China; winters in south China, northern Thailand and northeastern Indochina
Size
9–10cm
Weight
4–7g
Pallas's leaf warbler is one of the smallest Palearctic warblers, 9–10 centimetres long and 4–7 grams, with a relatively large head and short tail; it is slightly smaller than a yellow-browed warbler and barely larger than a goldcrest. It is greenish above and white below but very striking, with prominent pale yellow double wingbars, bold yellow supercilia and central crown stripe, and a lemon-yellow rump. (Wikipedia, general species account)
The species breeds in mountain forests from the Altai Mountains and southern Siberia east to the Sea of Okhotsk, northern Mongolia and northeast China. Its habitat is coniferous taiga of fir, spruce, pine and larch, or mixed forest with willow and alder and a high proportion of conifers, from sea level up to about 1,500–1,700 metres in Russia. It is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in subtropical south China, northern Thailand and northeastern Indochina, and is found in increasing numbers in Europe in autumn. (Wikipedia, general species account)