About Phylloscopus tenellipes Swinhoe, 1860
Size
Phylloscopus tenellipes Swinhoe, 1860 measures 12 cm in length.
Upperparts Coloration
It has brownish upperparts, paired with a contrasting greyish-brown crown and nape.
Supercilium Features
The whitish supercilium is strongly contrasting; it does not reach the forehead, but extends well behind the eyes.
Eyeline Characteristics
Its eyeline is dark brown and wider behind the eye.
Cheek and Throat Coloration
The cheeks are mottled pale brown, and the throat is whitish.
Rump and Undertail Coverts Features
White undertail coverts contrast with the paler olive-brown rump and uppertail coverts, and the species has no greenish tinge to its plumage.
Underparts Coloration
The breast and belly are whitish, with a pale brown wash.
