OTHER NAMES: Hume's Warbler, Buff-browed warbler
Latin Etymology: Phylloscopus ("leaf seeker") humei (for naturalist Allan Hume)
Adult Hume's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus humei) at Warham Greens, Norfolk, UK- October 2025
Featured Subspecies: Phylloscopus humei humei
Weight: 6.5g / Length: 10-11cm / Wingspan: 15-21cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A particularly tiny leaf warbler whose native range essentially follows the Western border of China before extending up into Russia and Mongolia. Despite its typical location it can not infrequently turn up in Europe as a vagrant - an impressive distance! They breed in larch and pine forests and subsist almost enitrely on small insects.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Phylloscopidae
Genus: Phylloscopus
SUBSPECIES: P. h. humeii, P. h. mandelli
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A rare vagrant
- An Autumn vagrant seen at Warham Greens in October 2025.
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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