Description:

A large, stocky dark greenish leaf-warbler with prominent supercilium; large bill. From Greenish by larger size and stockier appearance; larger and mainly dark bill; darker oily green upperparts (with darker crown); more striking yellowish-white supercilium, and broader dark eye-stripe with greyish mottling on ear-coverts.

Distribution:

Rare summer visitor the southern border areas of Diamer and Astore districts. Found in open areas of evergreen forest, mostly birch and fir, usually near streams or rivers, also in willow and edges of cultivation. Usually around 1800-3700m.

Behavior:

Solitary. Forages mostly in upper canopy and along tree branches, rather than in foliage or undergrowth. Generally less active than most similar warblers. Feeds almost exclusively on small insects and larvae, such as springtails, flies, mayflies, aphids, small moths, small spiders.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Large-billed Leaf Warbler in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Large-billed Leaf 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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