Two-barred Greenish Warbler
Introduction
Very similar to Greenish Warbler, with which it forms part of a 'ring' species around the Tibetan plateau and from which it was recently separated as a species, Two-barred Greenish Warbler is an extremely rare visitor to Britain.
Key Stats
Status and Trends
Conservation Status
Population Size
Population Change
Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.
Distribution
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
Distribution Change
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
Seasonality
Two-barred Greenish Warbler is a very rare autumn vagrant.
Weekly pattern of occurrence
The graph shows when the species is present in the UK, with taller bars indicating a higher likelihood of encountering the species in appropriate regions and habitats.

Movement
Britain & Ireland movement
Biology
Survival and Longevity
Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.
Classification, names and codes
Classification and Codes
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Phylloscopidae
- Scientific name: Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Authority: Swinhoe, 1861
- BTO 5-letter code: TWBGW
- Euring code number: 12920
Alternate species names
- Catalan: mosquiter siberià
- Czech: budnícek dvoupruhý
- Danish: Østlig Lundsanger
- Dutch: Swinhoes Boszanger
- Estonian: laane-lehelind
- Finnish: burjatianuunilintu
- French: Pouillot à deux barres
- German: Middendorff-Laubsänger
- Icelandic: Blaðsöngvari
- Italian: Luì verdastro barrato
- Lithuanian: dvidryže pecialinda
- Norwegian: Sibirøstsanger
- Polish: swistunka amurska
- Portuguese: felosa-verde-listada
- Slovak: kolibiarik dvojpásy
- Spanish: Mosquitero patigrís
- Swedish: sibirisk lundsångare