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Home / Wildlife / Birds / The White-browed tit-warbler is also known as the Charcoal of Sophie

The White-browed tit-warbler is also known as the Charcoal of Sophie

Updated on May 15, 2024March 13, 2023
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The white-browed tit-warbler aka the Charcoal of Sophie should probably have a more colorful name to match their colorful feathers.

These birds were likely named after Russian naturalist and artist Sofia Alexandrovna Poltoratskaya by her husband, an ornithologist.

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