WILLOW WABLER

Subject : Environment

Context : The willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus), one of the longest migrating small birds , has been sighted for the first time in the country in Thiruvanathapuram.

Concept :

• It breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearctic region.
• The bird weighs around 10 g and it has long wing feathers that help it fly long distances. Usually seen in European and the Palearctic regions, the birds migrate to sub-Saharan Africa during early winter.
• Willow Warbler is often brighter, more yellowish (especially in autumn) with stronger pale eyebrow, pinkish legs, and tends not to habitually dip its tail. However, many birds seen are best left unidentified.
• IUCN Status : Least Concern.