This is a family of small insectivorous birds that are found mainly in Eurasia with some ranging to Africa.. Most live in forests of scrubby areas and frequently catch their food on the wing. They were formerly placed in the "Old World Warbler" family Sylvidae.
Genus Phylloscopus - Asia only
See also Phylloscopus - Africa, Asia, Europe
Leaf warblers are small insectivorous birds belonging mainly to the genus Phylloscopus. They are active, constantly moving, often flicking their wings as they glean the foliage for insects along the branches of trees and bushes. They forage at various levels within forests, from the top canopy to the understorey. Most of the species are markedly territorial both in their summer and winter quarters.
Chiffchaff,_Mountain Phylloscopus sindianus Found: Afghanistan, China, India, Mongolia, Pakistan
The Mountain Chiffchaff brown upperparts; whitish underparts with buff flanks; dark bill.
Image by:1) Mutzel 2) Gobind_Sagar_Bhardwaj 3) Arthur_Chapman
Chiffchaff,_Siberian Phylloscopus (collybita) tristis Found: Siberia, Himalayas
Image by:1) JM_Garg - India 2) Dave_Curtis
Warbler,_Alpine_Leaf Phylloscopus occisinensis Found: China
Image by:1) Haller1962 2) Bob_Fray 3) Dave_Curtis
Warbler,_Ashy-throated Phylloscopus maculipennis Found: Asia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Francesco_Veronesi - Bhutan 3) Umeshsrinivasan 4) Hiyashi_Haka
Warbler,_Blyth's_Leaf Phylloscopus reguloides Found: China, India, southeast Asia
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The Caludia's Leaf Warbler and Herbert's Leaf Warbler werepreviously considered subspecies of the Blyth's Leaf Warbler.
Image by: 1) Francesco_Veronesi - Bhutan 2, 3) Vijay_Ismavel - India
Warbler,_Brook's_Leaf Phylloscopus subviridis Found: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) John_Gerrard_Keulemans 3) Ambika
Warbler,_Buff-barred Phylloscopus pulcher Found: China, India, southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Francesco_Veronesi - Bhutan 3) Jason_Thompson - Thailand 4) Ron_Knight
Warbler,_Buff-throated Phylloscopus subaffinis Found: Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Image by:1) Haller1962 2) Ron_Knight 3) Jerry_Oldenettel - Thailand
Warbler,_Chinese_Leaf Phylloscopus yunnanensis Found: China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
The Chinese Leaf Warbler has dark brown upperparts; brownish-yellow underparts; very short wings; dark legs.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Ron_Knight 3) Brendan_Ryan
Warbler,_Claudia's_Leaf Phylloscopus claudiae Found: China
The Caludia's Leaf Warbler was previously considered a subspecies of the Blyth's Leaf Warbler.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Terry_Townshend - China 3) Dave_Curtis
Warbler,_Davison's_Leaf also White-tailed_Leaf_Warbler Phylloscopus davisoni Found: China, southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Ayuwat_Jearwattanakanok 3) Sergey_Yeliseev - Vietnam
Warbler,_Eastern_Crowned Phylloscopus coronatus Found: Asia
Similar to: Ihima's Warbler. The Eastern Crowned Warbler and Ihima's Warbler are best differentiated by song. Ihima's Warbler has far-carrying squeaking sounds; Eastern Crowned Warbler has plaintive sound.
Image by: 1) John_Gerrard_Keulemans 2) mapsphotos
Warbler,_Emei_Leaf Phylloscopus emeiensis Found: China
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Michelle_and_Peter_Wong 3) Dave_Curtis
Warbler,_Gansu Phylloscopus kansuensis Found: China
The Gansu Warbler has greenish upperparts; pale underparts; whitish wing-bar; white supercilium; whitish central crown stripe.
Similar to: Pallas's Leaf Warbler. Pallas's Leaf Warbler has bolder center crown stripe and has more substantial second wing bar.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Dubi_Shapiro 3) James_EatonSimilar to: Pallas's Leaf Warbler. Pallas's Leaf Warbler has bolder center crown stripe and has more substantial second wing bar.
Warbler,_Gray-hooded Phylloscopus xanthoschistos Found: Himalayas of Asia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Francesco Veronesi - Bhutan 3) Balaji_Sivaramakrishnan 4) Ajit_Hota
Warbler,_Green Phylloscopus nitidus Found: Asia, Europe (rare)
The Green Warbler is also considered a subspecies of the Greenish Warbler.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2, 3) Wouter_van_der_Ham - Georgia 4) Davidvraju
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Warbler,_Hainan_Leaf Phylloscopus hainanus Found: small Hainan Island in South China Sea
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) John_and_Jemi_Holmes
Warbler,_Hartert's_Leaf Phylloscopus goodsoni Found: China
The Herbert's Leaf Warbler was previously considered a subspecies of the Blyth's Leaf Warbler.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Menxiu_Tong 3) Craig_Brelsford
Warbler,_Hume's Phylloscopus humei Found: Asia
The Hume's Warbler has green upperparts; off-white underparts; long white supercilium; faint crown stripe; light wing-bar.
Similar to: Yellow-browed Warbler. Hume's Warbler duller than Yellow-browed Warbler.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Tony_Morris 3) Vijay_Ismavel - India 4) JM_Garg - India 5) Francesco_Veronesi - KazakistanSimilar to: Yellow-browed Warbler. Hume's Warbler duller than Yellow-browed Warbler.
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Warbler,_Ihima's Phylloscopus ijimae Found: Japan, Philippines, Taiwan
the song of the Ihima's Warbler is a series of quiet but fairly far-carrying squeaking sounds,
Similar to: Eastern Crowned Warbler. The Eastern Crowned Warbler and Ihima's Warbler are best differentiated by song. Ihima's Warbler has far-carrying squeaking sounds; Eastern Crowned Warbler has plaintive sound.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Yann_Muzika - JapanSimilar to: Eastern Crowned Warbler. The Eastern Crowned Warbler and Ihima's Warbler are best differentiated by song. Ihima's Warbler has far-carrying squeaking sounds; Eastern Crowned Warbler has plaintive sound.
Warbler,_Japanese_Leaf Phylloscopus xanthodryas Found: Japan
The Japanese Leaf Warbler is also considered a subspecies of the Arctic Warbler.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Takema Saitoh 3) Greg_Peterson
Warbler,_Kamchatka_Leaf Phylloscopus examinandus Found: Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Hokkaido and the Kurile Islands.
The Kamchatka Leaf Warbler is also considered a subspecies of the Arctic Warbler.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Takema_Saitoh 3) Stuart_Price 4) KazKuro
Warbler,_Kloss's Phylloscopus ogilviegranti Found: China, southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Ron_Knight
Warbler,_Large-billed_Leaf Phylloscopus magnirostris Found: China, India, southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) David_Cook - Sri Lanka 3) Imran_Shah - Pakistan 4) Thomson_Saburaj
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Warbler,_Limestone_Leaf Phylloscopus calciatilis Found: Laos, Vietnam
Similar to: Sulphur-breasted Warbler. The Limestone Leaf Warbler is smaller than the Sulphur-breasted Warbler, has more rounded wings; has grayer tinged upperparts.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Ulf_Johansson
Warbler,_Pale-legged_Leaf Phylloscopus tenellipes Found: Asia, Malaysia
The Pale-legged Warbler has brownish upperparts; olive-brown rump, upper-tail; mottled pale brown cheeks; dark brown eye-line; whitish supercilium; whitish underparts washed brown.
Image by: 1) Ariefrahman - Thailand 2) Francesco_Veronesi - Thailand 3) Hiyashi_Haka
Warbler,_Pale-rumped also Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus Found: western Himalayas to central China
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Dibyendu_Ash 3) Francesco_Veronesi - Bhutan
Warbler,_Pallas's_Leaf Phylloscopus proregulus Found: Asia, Europe (infrequent)
The Pallas's Leaf Warbler has greenish upperparts; off-white underparts; pale yellow wing-bars; yellow/white supercilium; whitish central crown stripe.
Similar to: Gansu Warbler. Pallas's Leaf Warbler has bolder center crown stripe and has more substantial second wing bar.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Francesco_Veronesi -Italy 3) Martin_Vavrik - Czech Republic 4) charactersSimilar to: Gansu Warbler. Pallas's Leaf Warbler has bolder center crown stripe and has more substantial second wing bar.
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Warbler,_Plain_Leaf Phylloscopus neglectus Found: eastern Asia
Image by:1) Biodiversity_Heritage_Library 2) Charles_Sharp - Oman
Warbler,_Radde's Phylloscopus schwarzi Found: Asia
The Radde's Warbler has unstreaked brown back; buff underparts; prominent white supercilium.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2, 3) Lip_kee - Thailand 4) Francesco_Veronesi
Warbler,_Sakhalin_Leaf Phylloscopus borealoides Found: Japan, Russia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Gin_Tonic 3, 4) characters
Warbler,_Sichuan_Leaf Phylloscopus forresti Found: China, Myanmar, Thailand
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Pinebird 3) Dave_Curtis
Warbler,_Smoky Phylloscopus fuligiventer Found: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal
The Smoky Warbler is found in the eastern Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, and as an occasional vagrant to Myanmar.
Image by:1) Haller1962 2) CL_Pramod 3) Lakshya_Nath - India
Warbler,_Sulphur-bellied Phylloscopus griseolus Found: Asia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Imran_Shah - Pakistan 3) JM_Garg - India 4) Tarique_Sani - India 5) Ron_Knight
Warbler,_Tickell's_Leaf Phylloscopus affinis Found: China, India, Myanmar, Thailand
The Tickell's Leaf Warbler has grayish upperparts; yellow underparts, supercilium; dark eye-line.
Image by:1) Haller1952 2) Earthshine - India 3. 4) Imran_Shah - Pakistan 5) P_Jeganathan
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Warbler,_Two-barred Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Found: breeds in Mongolia, Manchuria and southern Siberia; winters SE Asia
The Two-barred Warbler is also consider a subspecies of the Greenish Warbler.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2, 3) Hiyashi_Haka
Warbler,_Tyler's_Leaf Phylloscopus tytleri Found: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, India
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Nagesh_Kamath - India 3) Vasanthjoshi49
Warbler,_Western_Crowned Phylloscopus occipitalis Found: Asia
The Western Crowned Warbler has a distinctive crown stripe and two wing-bars.
Image by: 1) Imran_Shah - Pakistan 2) Mike_Prince
Warbler,_Yellow-browed Phylloscopus inornatus Found: Asia, western Europe (infrequently)
The Yellow-browed Warbler has greenish upperparts; white underparts; white wing-bars; whitish-yellow supercilium.
Similar to: Hume's Warbler. Hume's Warbler duller than Yellow-browed Warbler.
Image by: 1) Lin_Sun_Fong - Taiwan 2, 3) Dave Curtis Similar to: Hume's Warbler. Hume's Warbler duller than Yellow-browed Warbler.
Warbler,_Yellow-streaked Phylloscopus armandii Found: Breeds in China, migrates to southeast Asia
Image by:1) Haller1962 2) Dave_Curtis - Thailand 3, 4) Terry_Townshend - Bejing
Warbler,_Yellow-vented Phylloscopus cantator Found: China, India, southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Pkspks
Warbler,_Sulawesi_Leaf Phylloscopus sarasinorum Found: Sulawesi
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Adolf_Meyer 3) Yann_Muzka
Warbler,_Sulphur-breasted Phylloscopus ricketti Found: China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
Similar to: Limestone Leaf Warbler. The Limestone Leaf Warbler is smaller than the Sulphur-breasted Warbler, has more rounded wings; has grayer tinged upperparts.
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Ayuwat_Jearwattanakanok 3) Dave_Curtis
Genus Phylloscopus - Africa, Asia, Europe
See also Phylloscopus - Asia only.
Leaf warblers are small insectivorous birds belonging mainly to the genus Phylloscopus. They are active, constantly moving, often flicking their wings as they glean the foliage for insects along the branches of trees and bushes. They forage at various levels within forests, from the top canopy to the understorey. Most of the species are markedly territorial both in their summer and winter quarters.
Chiffchaff,_Canary_islands Phylloscopus canariensis Found: Canary Islands (Spain)
The Canary Islands Chiffchaff has dark greenish-brown upperparts; brownish-buff underparts.
Similar to: Common Chiffchaff. Canary Islands Chiffchaff has darker upperparts than Common Chiffchaff.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Juan EmiiloSimilar to: Common Chiffchaff. Canary Islands Chiffchaff has darker upperparts than Common Chiffchaff.
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Chiffchaff, Common Phylloscopus collybita Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
The Common Chiffchaff is greenish-brown above and off-white below.
Similar to: Canary Islands Chiffchaff. Canary Islands Chiffchaff has darker upperparts than Common Chiffchaff.
Similar to: Willow Warbler. The Willow Warbler has paler pinkish-yellow legs (dark brown to blackish in Chiffchaff), longer paler bill, more elegant shape and longer primary projection (wingtip).
Image by: 1) Aleph 2) Luis
Nunes Alberto on Algarve, South of Portugal 3) Brendan_Ryan 4) Andreas_TrepteSimilar to: Canary Islands Chiffchaff. Canary Islands Chiffchaff has darker upperparts than Common Chiffchaff.
Similar to: Willow Warbler. The Willow Warbler has paler pinkish-yellow legs (dark brown to blackish in Chiffchaff), longer paler bill, more elegant shape and longer primary projection (wingtip).
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Chiffchaff,_Iberian Phylloscopus ibericus Found: Portugal, Spain, north Africa
Image by:1) Rodrigo_Saldanha_de_Almeida - Portugal 2) janofonsagrada 3) GrahamC57
Warbler, Arctic Phylloscopus borealis Found: North America, Asia
The Arctic Warbler is grayish-green above and off-white below. It has a heavy, dagger-like bill, with a dark tip to the lower mandible. It has a single wing bar. The Japanese Leaf Warbler and Kamchatka Leaf Warbler are also considered subspecies of the Arctic Warbler.
Similar to Greenish Warbler. The Arctic Warbler is larger than the Greenish Warbler and also has heavier bill. The Greenish Warbler does not have a dark tip to the lower mandible.
Image by: 1) Ainus - Taipei 2) Atle Grimsby 3) Davis Kwan Similar to Greenish Warbler. The Arctic Warbler is larger than the Greenish Warbler and also has heavier bill. The Greenish Warbler does not have a dark tip to the lower mandible.
Warbler,_Black-capped_Woodwarbler- Phylloscopus herberti Found: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria
Image by:1) hbw.com
Warbler,_Brown_Woodland- Phylloscopus umbrovirens Found: Africa
Image by:1) Nik_Borrow - Ethiopia 2, 3) Lip_kee - Ethiopia
Warbler, Dusky Phylloscopus fuscatus Found: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa
The Dusky Warbler has an unstreaked brown back and buff underparts. There is a prominent whitish supercilium, and the bill is fine and pointed.
Image by: 1) Frankie Chu 2) Sergey Pisarevskiy- Altai Republic, Russia 3, 4) Charles Lam - Taiwan
Warbler,_Eastern_Bonelli's Phylloscopus orientalis Found: Africa, southwest Asia, Europe
The Eastern Bonelli's Warbler has gray-green upperparts; green wings, rump; whitish underparts; brown legs.
The Eastern Bonelli's Warbler and and Western Bonelli's Warbler are very similar in markings; however, the breeding ranges do not overlap. The Western has browner tinge to upperparts than the Eastern.
Image by:1) Michael_SveikutisThe Eastern Bonelli's Warbler and and Western Bonelli's Warbler are very similar in markings; however, the breeding ranges do not overlap. The Western has browner tinge to upperparts than the Eastern.
Warbler, Greenish Phylloscopus trochiloides Found: Europe, Asia
The Greenish Warbler is a typical leaf warbler in appearance, grayish-green above and off-white below.The Green Warbler and Two-barred Warber are also considered a subspecies of the Greenish Warbler.
Similar to Arctic Warbler. The Arctic Warbler is larger than the Greenish Warbler and also has heavier bill. The Greenish Warbler does not have a dark tip to the lower mandible.
Image by: 1) J. M. Garg - India 2) Sussexbirder 3) Antony GrossySimilar to Arctic Warbler. The Arctic Warbler is larger than the Greenish Warbler and also has heavier bill. The Greenish Warbler does not have a dark tip to the lower mandible.
Warbler,_Island_Leaf Phylloscopus maforensis Found: New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Image by: 1) Katerina_Tvardikova 2) Jerry_Oldenettel - Papua-New Guinea
Warbler,_Kolombangra_Leaf Phylloscopus amoenus Found: Solomon Islands
Image by: 1) hbw.com
Warbler,_Laura's_Woodland- Phylloscopus laurae Found: Angola, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia
Image by:1) Nigel_Voaden
Warbler,_Lemon-throated Phylloscopus cebuensis Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Jon_Hornbuckle
Warbler,_Mountain_Leaf Phylloscopus trivirgatus Found: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Tok_Ki 3) Dave_Irving - Borneo Eric_Gropp - Philippines
Warbler,_Philippine_Leaf Phylloscopus olivaceus Found: Philippines
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) John_Gerrard_Keulemans 3) Ramon_Quisumbing - Mindanao 4) Nobuo_Matsumura - Mindanao
Warbler,_Red-faced_Woodland- Phylloscopus laetus Found: DR Congo
The Red-faced Woodland-Warbler has greenish upperparts; red face; whitish underparts.
Image by:1) Tom_Tarrant
Warbler,_Timor_Leaf Phylloscopus presbytes Found: Timor (Indonesia)
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2, 3) James_Eaton
Warbler,_Uganda_Woodland- Phylloscopus budongoensis Found: Africa
Image by:1) Steve_Garvie
Warbler,_Western_Bonelli's Phylloscopus bonelli Found: Africa, Europe
The Western Bonelli's Warbler has gray-green upperparts; green wings, rump; whitish underparts; brown legs.
The Eastern Bonelli's Warbler and and Western Bonelli's Warbler are very similar in markings; however, the breeding ranges do not overlap. The Western has browner tinge to upperparts than the Eastern.
Image by:1) Pierre_Dalous - France 2) Kookaburra_81 - Spain 3) Ximo_Galarza 4) Agustin_Povedano - SpainThe Eastern Bonelli's Warbler and and Western Bonelli's Warbler are very similar in markings; however, the breeding ranges do not overlap. The Western has browner tinge to upperparts than the Eastern.
Warbler,_Willow Phylloscopus trochilus Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
The Willow Warlber is greenish brown above and off-white to yellowish below; the wings are plain greenish-brown with no wingbars.
Similar to: Chiffchaff. The Willow Warbler has paler pinkish-yellow legs (dark brown to blackish in Chiffchaff), longer paler bill, more elegant shape and longer primary projection (wingtip).
Image by: 1) Andreas Trepte 2) Cristiano Crolle - Texel, Holland 3) Svein Jan Hjelmeset 4) Joseph Mochoge - Gilgil, Kenya 5) Steve_Garvie - ScotlandSimilar to: Chiffchaff. The Willow Warbler has paler pinkish-yellow legs (dark brown to blackish in Chiffchaff), longer paler bill, more elegant shape and longer primary projection (wingtip).
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Warbler, Wood Phylloscopus sibilatrix Found: Europe, Asia
The Wood Warbler is green above and white below with a lemon-yellow breast. It has a yellow supercilium, throat and upper breast.
Image by: 1) Frank Vassen - Poland 2, 3)
Steve Garvie near Inversnaid, Loch Lomond,
Scotland 4) GregorioW - Tuscany, Italy
Warbler,_Yellow-throated_Woodland- Phylloscopus ruficapilla Found: Africa
Image by:1) Alan_Manson - South Africa 2) Derek_Keats - Zimbabwe
Genus Seicercus
Found: China, Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia
All species have green wings and yellow bellies, most have yellow breasts as well. The head is either gray, green or buff/brown, and all species have stripes on the crown or face as well as a yellow or white eye-ring
Warbler,_Blanchi's Seicercus valentini Found: China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, VietnamImage by: 1) Haller1962 2) Ayuwat_Jearwattanakanok -Thailand 3) BirdsExplorer 4) Ross_Tsai
Warbler,_Chestnut-crowned Seicercus castaniceps Found: China, India, southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malzysia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2, 3) Dibyendu_Ash - India 4) Francesco_Veronesi - Bhutan
Warbler,_Golden-spectacled also Green-crowned Warbler Seicercus burkii Found: Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Francesco_Veronesi - Bhutan 3, 4) Shrikant_Rao in India
Warbler,_Gray-cheeked Seicercus poliogenys Found: Asia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Dibyendu_Ash 3) Francesco_Veronesi
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Warbler,_Gray-crowned Seicercus tephrocephalus Found: China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
Image by: 1) Thet_Zaw_Naing - West Myanmar 2) Woraphot_Bunkhwamdi - Thailand
Warbler,_Martens's Seicercus omeiensis Found: China, southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Ayuwat_Jearwattanakanok - Thailand
Warbler,_Plain-tailed also Alstrom's Warbler Seicercus soror Found: breeds Chin; winters southeast Asia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) Dave_Curtis
Warbler,_Sunda Seicercus grammiceps Found: Indonesia
Image by: 1)Haller1962 2) Budi_Hermawan
Warbler,_Whistler's Seicercus whistleri Found: Bhutan, India, Nepal, Tibet, Pakistan
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) michael_and_helen_cox 3) Dibyendu_Ash - India
Warbler,_White-spectacled Seicercus affinis Found: Asia
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2, 3) Dibyendu_Ash - India 4) Francesco_Veronesi
Warbler,_Yellow-breasted Seicercus montis Found: Indonesia, Malaysia, Palawan Island (Philippines)
Image by: 1) Haller1962 2) John_Gerrard_Keulemans 3) Ayuwat_Jearwattanakanok - Borneo
