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Island Leaf-Warbler

Phylloscopus poliocephalus (Salvadori, AT 1876)

The island leaf warbler 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. It has 16 subspecies. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Phylloscopidae
Genus:
   Phylloscopus
Scientific:
  Phylloscopus poliocephalus


Original description

Citation:
  (Salvadori, AT 1876)

Reference:
   Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova ser.1, no.7 p.960

Protonym:
  Gerygone? poliocephala

Type locality:
  Arfak Mountains, Dutch New Guinea

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/107646#page/966/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  374D1293E4FC3E0C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-374D1293

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/374D1293


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 925195

Geographic range:

  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus poliocephalus: montane northwestern New Guinea (Tamrau, Arfak, and Wandammen mountains)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus albigularis: west-central New Guinea (Weyland Mountains)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus paniaiae: west-central New Guinea (Wissel Lakes region)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus cyclopum: montane northern New Guinea (Cyclops Mountains)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus giulianettii: montane New Guinea (Snow, Sepik, Saruwaged, and Herzog mountains)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus hamlini: Goodenough, in D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus everetti: montane Buru (southern Moluccas)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus waterstradti: montane Moluccas (Bacan and Obi)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus henrietta: northern Moluccas (Halmahera and Ternate)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus ceramensis: montane southern Moluccas (Seram and Ambon)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus avicola: montane Kai Besar Island (Kai Islands)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus matthiae: Mussau, in St. Matthias Group (north-central Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus moorhousei: montane New Britain and Umboi (southeastern Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus leletensis: montane New Ireland (northeastern Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus becki: montane Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, and Malaita (central Solomon Islands)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus bougainvillei: montane Bougainville (northwestern Solomon Islands)
  • Phylloscopus poliocephalus pallescens: montane Kolombangara (west-central Solomon Islands)
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English:
Island Leaf-Warbler
Catalan:
mosquiter insular
Czech:
budníček ostrovní
Danish:
Ny Guinea-løvsanger
German:
Insellaubsänger
Spanish:
Mosquitero isleño
Estonian:
melaneesia lehelind
Finnish:
papuanuunilintu
French:
Pouillot des îles
Indonesian:
Cikrak pulau
Italian:
Luì insulare
Japanese:
ニューギニアムシクイ
Lithuanian:
papuasinė pečialinda
Dutch:
Papoeaboszanger
Norwegian:
Papuasanger
Polish:
świstunka zmienna
Slovak:
kolibiarik ostrovný
Swedish:
papuasångare
Ukrainian:
вівчарик новогвінейський
Chinese:
海岛柳莺
Chinese (Traditional):
島柳鶯


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Island Leaf-Warbler ( Phylloscopus poliocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Island Leaf-Warbler ( Phylloscopus poliocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Island Leaf-Warbler ( Phylloscopus poliocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Island Leaf-Warbler ( Phylloscopus poliocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Island Leaf-Warbler [excl. maforensis, misoriensis] ( Seicercus poliocephalus [excl. maforensis, misoriensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Island Leaf-Warbler [excl. maforensis, misoriensis] ( Seicercus poliocephalus [excl. maforensis, misoriensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Island Leaf-Warbler [excl. maforensis, misoriensis] ( Seicercus poliocephalus [excl. maforensis, misoriensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Island Leaf-Warbler [excl. maforensis, misoriensis] ( Phylloscopus poliocephalus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Phylloscopus [poliocephalus, emilsalimi, suaramerdu] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: mosquiter insular
Czech: budníček ostrovní
Danish: Ny Guinea-løvsanger
German: Insellaubsänger
English: Island Leaf Warbler, Island Leaf-Warbler, Island Leaf-Warbler [excl. maforensis, misoriensis]
Spanish: Mosquitero isleño
Estonian: melaneesia lehelind
Finnish: papuanuunilintu
French: Pouillot des îles, Pouillot des îles [excl. maforensis, misoriensis]
Indonesian: Cikrak pulau
Italian: Luì insulare
Japanese: ニューギニアムシクイ
Scientific: Gerygone? poliocephala, Phylloscopus poliocephalus, Phylloscopus poliocephalus poliocephalus, Seicercus maforensis poliocephalus, Seicercus poliocephalus, Seicercus poliocephalus [excl. maforensis, misoriensis]
Lithuanian: papuasinė pečialinda
Dutch: Papoeaboszanger
Norwegian: Papuasanger
Polish: świstunka zmienna
Slovak: kolibiarik ostrovný
Swedish: papuasångare
Ukrainian: вівчарик новогвінейський
Chinese: 海岛柳莺
Chinese (Traditional): 島柳鶯

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