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Wood Warbler

From Opus

Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Photo by ekhoheFinland, May 2004
Photo by ekhohe
Finland, May 2004

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[edit] Identification

11-12.5cm
Bright green upper parts, yellow throat and upper chest; white under parts. Yellow supercilium.

[edit] Distribution

Breeds Europe and Russia; winters in tropical Africa.

Accidental vagrant to Alaska with 3 records.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

[edit] Habitat

Wood warblers generally prefer woodland with dark, bare ground. Typically they are found in the sessile oak or beech woods of south-western England, Wales, north-western England and Scotland, often on sloping ground.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes insects and spiders.

[edit] Breeding

The nest is built near the ground in low shrub.

[edit] Vocalisation

Song: often described as a spinning coin on marble.


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[edit] References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
  3. Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
  4. Wikipedia

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