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title: "Bruine boszanger"
description: "Phylloscopus fuscatus — Vogels. The dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) is a leaf warbler which breeds in the east Palearctic."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/dusky-warbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bruine boszanger

> Phylloscopus fuscatus — Vogels. The dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) is a leaf warbler which breeds in the east Palearctic.

- Scientific name: *Phylloscopus fuscatus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 3158
- Wikidata: [Q368505](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q368505)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117022](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117022)

## Names

- en: Dusky Warbler
- de: Dunkellaubsänger
- es: Mosquitero Sombrío
- fr: Pouillot brun
- nl: Bruine boszanger
- pt: Felosa-sombria
- pl: Świstunka brunatna

## Countries with the most observations

RU (701), HK (500), CN (383), TH (208), IN (107), KR (71), TW (57), MN (51), US (42), MO (38), VN (37), SG (20)

## Summary

The dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) is a leaf warbler which breeds in the east Palearctic. The genus name Phylloscopus is from Ancient Greek phullon, "leaf", and skopos, "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch"). The specific fuscatus is from Latin fuscus "dark".
This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in South Asia and South-east Asia. It sometimes occurs in North America in Alaska, and has also occurred in California.
This is an abundant bird of taiga bogs and wet meadows. The nest is built low in a bush, and 5–6 eggs are laid. Like most Old World warblers, this small passerine is insectivorous.
The dusky…

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

## Photo

![Bruine boszanger](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dusky-warbler/medium.jpg)

Photo: wilmotsenaratne · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/362690057

## Machine access

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