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African Desert Warbler

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-{{stub}}+[[Image:16499warbler1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Momo|Momo}}<br />Photo taken: Hamada du Drâa, [[Morocco]]]]
-;Sylvia deserti+;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] deserti
-[[Image:16499warbler1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Momo.<br />Photo taken: Hamada du Drâa, Morocco.]]+
==Identification== ==Identification==
 +*Sand-coloured back and head
 +*Whitish underparts
 +*Yellow eye<br />
 +Sexes similar.
==Distribution== ==Distribution==
 +North-western [[Africa]]:<br />
 +Southern [[Morocco]], central and southern [[Algeria]], southern [[Tunisia]], western [[Libya]] south to [[Mauritania]], northern [[Mali]] and [[Nigeria]].
==Taxonomy== ==Taxonomy==
Formerly considered conspecific with the [[Asian Desert Warbler]] ''Sylvia nana''. This species is buffy-brown rather than grey-brown, and a resident rather than a migrant. Formerly considered conspecific with the [[Asian Desert Warbler]] ''Sylvia nana''. This species is buffy-brown rather than grey-brown, and a resident rather than a migrant.
==Habitat== ==Habitat==
 +Deserts and other arid environments, with some bushes for nesting.
==Behaviour== ==Behaviour==
 +====Breeding====
 +The nest is built in low shrub, and 4-6 eggs are laid.
 +====Diet====
 +The diet includes insects and berries.
==External Links== ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Sylvia deserti}} +{{GSearch|Sylvia+deserti}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Incomplete]]+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sylvia]]

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Photo by MomoPhoto taken: Hamada du Drâa, Morocco
Photo by Momo
Photo taken: Hamada du Drâa, Morocco
Sylvia deserti

Contents

[edit] Identification

  • Sand-coloured back and head
  • Whitish underparts
  • Yellow eye

Sexes similar.

[edit] Distribution

North-western Africa:
Southern Morocco, central and southern Algeria, southern Tunisia, western Libya south to Mauritania, northern Mali and Nigeria.

[edit] Taxonomy

Formerly considered conspecific with the Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana. This species is buffy-brown rather than grey-brown, and a resident rather than a migrant.

[edit] Habitat

Deserts and other arid environments, with some bushes for nesting.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

The nest is built in low shrub, and 4-6 eggs are laid.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes insects and berries.

[edit] External Links

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