Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler

Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler

Phylloscopus tenellipes

Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Xiuying District

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Xiuying District
1,074 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
April 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 Xiuying District?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler sighting in Xiuying District on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 43 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler in Xiuying District on a given day, against under 5% in June and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Xiuying District's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 310 mm in August. May and August–October have too few records to rate.

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 Xiuying District the best place to see a Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler?

Yes

Of the 15 cities where we can rate Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler sightings, Xiuying District has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 10%) and Hangzhou (China, under 5%).

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

Same genus: Phylloscopus

The closest relatives of the Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler that you can see in Xiuying District (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Yellow-browed Warbler (about 60%), Dusky Warbler (about 40%) and Pallas's Leaf-Warbler (about 10%), 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 Xiuying District (5 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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