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#0885 · 🐦 birds

Dusky Warbler

🇳🇱 Bruine Boszanger ·Phylloscopus fuscatus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands
Dusky Warbler, photo 1 of 8
1/8 © johnlerond · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The dusky warbler ( Phylloscopus fuscatus ) is a leaf warbler which breeds in east Asia. The genus name Phylloscopus is from Ancient Greek phullon , "leaf", and skopos , "seeker" (from skopeo , "to watch"). The specific fuscata is from Latin fuscus "dark".

base stats

  • NL sightings 7iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 3,219iNaturalist observations
  • threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 7 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 3,219 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Edward Blyth in 1842 (184 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Dusky Warbler
Nederlands
Bruine Boszanger
scientific name
Phylloscopus fuscatus
class
Aves
order
Passeriformes
family
Phylloscopidae
IUCN Red List
LC · least concern
sightings in NL
7
sightings in Europe
97
sightings worldwide
3,219
GBIF records in NL
7,640
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1842 by Edward Blyth

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Phylloscopidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 117022, Wikidata Q368505, GBIF 2493075, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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