About Seicercus whistleri Ticehurst, 1925
Whistler's warbler, scientifically known as Phylloscopus whistleri (originally published as Seicercus whistleri Ticehurst, 1925), is a species of leaf warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It was formerly grouped with the broader "Old World warbler" assemblage. This bird is found across the Indian subcontinent, ranging from the Himalayas to Myanmar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, as well as heavily degraded former forest. Whistler's warbler was previously classified under the genus Seicercus. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018 found that neither the genus Phylloscopus nor the genus Seicercus were monophyletic. Following this study's findings, the two genera were merged into a single genus, Phylloscopus, which has priority under the rules of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. The species' common name honors the English ornithologist Hugh Whistler, who lived from 1889 to 1943.
