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Dusky Warbler

Dusky Warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus
At a Glance Range & Identification Back to Top

At a Glance

Common in Asia, this plain warbler skulks in thickets, its presence revealed by its sharp low callnote. The Dusky Warbler is known as a rare visitor to western Alaska. It has also reached California about a dozen times, mostly in fall.
All bird guide text and rangemaps adapted from Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman© 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Category
Perching Birds
IUCN Status
Least Concern
Habitat
Forests and Woodlands, Shrublands, Savannas, and Thickets, Tundra and Boreal Habitats
Behavior
Flitter, Rapid Wingbeats

Range & Identification

Description

5 1/4" (13 cm). This Asian stray Is plain dull brown above, whitish below, with a brown wash on flanks, dark eyeline, and pale eyebrow. Similar to Arctic Warbler but browner, and lacks any hint of a wing-bar.
Size
About the size of a Sparrow
Wing Shape
Rounded
Tail Shape
Square-tipped

Songs and Calls

Call a sharp shtek, often compared to call of Lincoln's Sparrow.
Call Pattern
Flat, Rising, Simple
Call Type
Chirp/Chip