Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Willow Warbler
The Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Phylloscopus trochilus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Willow Warbler
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Phylloscopus trochilus trochilus
- Phylloscopus trochilus acredula
- Phylloscopus trochilus yakutensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla Trochilus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europa = England, fide Hartert, 1907, Vogel Pal. Fauna, p. 507; restricted to England south of the Thames by Clancey, 1950, Brit. Birds, 43, p. 189.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.188
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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