Island Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus poliocephalus)
About the Island Leaf Warbler
The island leaf warbler (Phylloscopus poliocephalus) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is found in an area ranging from the Moluccas to the Solomon Islands. The island leaf warbler was formally described in 1876 as Gerygone? poliocephala by the Italian zoologist Tommaso Salvadori based on a specimen collected in the Arfak Mountains of western New Guinea. The specific epithet combines the Ancient Greek πολιος/polios meaning "grey" or "grizzled" with -κεφαλος/-kephalos meaning "-headed". The island leaf warbler is now one of around 80 leaf warblers placed in the genus Phylloscopus that was introduced in 1826 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. Eighteen subspecies are recognised:
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 118 recordings for this species: 36 CC BY-NC-SA · 32 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitarecording
- Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatusrecording
- Eastern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus orientalisrecording
- Green WarblerPhylloscopus nitidusrecording
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloidesrecording
- Hume's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus humeirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.