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Asian Desert Warbler

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Sylvia nana

Photo by Seyed Babak Mus
Near Jask, Iran, January, 2005

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
- 5.1 Diet
- 5.2 Breeding
6 References
7 External Links

[edit] Identification

Greyish-sandy back and head
Whitish underparts
Yellow eye

Sexes identical

[edit] Distribution

South central temperate Asia. Caspian Sea to Mongolia and western China; winters to north-eastern Africa and India

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

Subspecies S. n. theresae is not recognised by all authorities^[2]

Formerly considered conspecific with the African Desert Warbler.

[edit] Habitat

Open desert plateau, farmland and woods.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes insects but it will also take berries.

[edit] Breeding

Four to six eggs are laid in a nest which is placed in a low shrub.

[edit] References

Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
Avibase
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