From Opus

Includes Balearic Warbler

Sylvia sarda

Photo by LucH
Photo taken: Mallorca

[edit] Identification

Long tailed, grey above and below, darker patches on the forehead and between the eye and the pointed bill. The legs and iris are red.

[edit] Distribution

Corsica and Sardinia.

[edit] Taxonomy

Photo by Christian Falk
Photo taken: Mallorca
Subspecies balearica

The smaller Balearic Islands subspecies is increasingly given specific status as Balearic Warbler, Sylvia balearica. These two seem to form a superspecies which in turn groups with Tristram's Warbler and the Dartford Warbler (Helbig 2001, Jønsson & Fjeldså 2006).

[edit] Habitat

Open country with thorny bushes and heather.

[edit] Behaviour

3-5 eggs are laid in a nest in a bush.

Diet includes insects.

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