Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler

Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler

Phylloscopus tenellipes

Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Nanjing

In 3 days ~10%

20 Verified sightings at Nanjing
1,074 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler

The pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1860. It is found in Manchuria; it winters in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

It is 12 cm in length with brownish upperparts and a contrasting greyish-brown crown and nape. The whitish supercilium contrasts strongly, not reaching the forehead but extending well behind the eyes. Its eyeline is dark brown and wider behind the eye. Cheeks mottled pale brown and throat whitish. White undertail coverts contrast with paler olive-brown rump and uppertail coverts, lacks greenish tinge. Breast and belly whitish, washed pale brown.

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Sounds

Call0:34

China · 2026

© Peter Boesman · XC1147749 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song1:30

Russian Federation · 2011

© Geoff Carey · XC940104 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:10

China · 2025

© Dave Guo · XC1147091 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
5 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
7 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Xiuying District 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Zhuhai [Macau] 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
4 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%
5 Hanoi 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
6 Busan 🇰🇷 South Korea
<5%
7 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
8 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
<5%
9 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
10 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler in Nanjing?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler sighting in Nanjing on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 114th most-seen of the 162 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler in Nanjing?

May and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler in Nanjing on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and October–April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Nanjing the best place to see a Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler?

8th of 15

Of the 15 cities where we can rate Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler sightings, Nanjing ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Xiuying District (China, about 10%), Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 10%) and Hangzhou (China, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler live in Nanjing?

Same genus: Phylloscopus

The closest relatives of the Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler that you can see in Nanjing (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Pallas's Leaf-Warbler (about 20%) and Yellow-browed Warbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Nanjing (20 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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