Rote Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus rotiensis)
About the Rote Leaf Warbler
The Rote leaf warbler (Phylloscopus rotiensis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Phylloscopidae. It is endemic to Rote Island in Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands, where it lives in primary deciduous forest and secondary forest. It is genetically highly distinct from other leaf warblers in the region, and it may be the first bird species to be described partly on the basis of genome-wide data. It can be phenotypically distinguished from other species by its coloration and the length of its bill, which is far longer than that of most other Asian leaf warblers. This is likely an adaptation to the dry climate of Rote Island. However, despite its heavy morphological and genetic divergence from other island leaf warblers, it has little vocal differentiation from them.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 13 recordings for this species: 11 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 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 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.