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title: "Grey-hooded Warbler"
description: "Phylloscopus xanthoschistos — Birds. The grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/grey-hooded-warbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grey-hooded Warbler

> Phylloscopus xanthoschistos — Birds. The grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae).

- Scientific name: *Phylloscopus xanthoschistos*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1122
- Wikidata: [Q1037573](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1037573)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117057](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117057)

## Names

- en: Grey-hooded Warbler
- de: Graukopflaubsänger
- es: Mosquitero Cabecigrís
- fr: Pouillot à tête grise
- nl: Grijskopboszanger
- pl: Świstunka szarogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

IN (690), NP (193), BT (31), PK (26), CN (11)

## Summary

The grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It is most famous for the way it warbles. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.
It is found in the Himalayas. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-hooded_warbler

## Photo

![Grey-hooded Warbler](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/grey-hooded-warbler/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nicolás Tamargo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246743241

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/grey-hooded-warbler?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).