Description:

The largest and most robust of the genus; except in juvenile and first-winter plumages, has distinctive greyish barring on underparts. Stout bill and pale edges and tips to tertials and wing-coverts in all plumages. Adult has greyish upperparts, yellow iris and variable dark barring on whitish underparts.

Distribution:

Rare passage migrant through central and eastern parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, except for Ghizer and Diamer. Occurs in shrubby thickets, woodland margins, dense thorny bushes and clearings with rich undergrowth. Generally a forest species.

Behavior:

Forages near ground in bushes, sometimes in canopy in tall trees. Takes invertebrates mainly from leaves; rarely, catches insects on ground or in flight. Mostly insectivorous during breeding season; fruits become steadily more important in diet once breeding finished and just before and during migration.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Barred Warbler in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Barred Warbler

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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