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Two-barred Warbler

Warblers & Tailorbirds

Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus

Also known as: Two-barred Leaf Warbler

Basic stats

Diet

Insects

Habitat

Forest edge, gardens during migration

Range

Breeds Siberia and East Asia, winters to Southeast Asia

Clutch size

4–6 eggs (on breeding grounds)

Incubation period

About 13 days

Size

Small (10–11cm)

Wingspan

~15–17cm

Weight

~6–8g

A rare/accidental winter visitor to Borneo, similar to the Yellow-browed Warbler but with a single obvious wingbar and a slightly duller supercilium.

Forages actively in the canopy and forest edge, gleaning small insects, and is best distinguished from confusion species by its distinctive buzzy call.

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