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Photo by Daniele Occhiato
Nata, Cyprus, April 2004

Sylvia melanothorax

[edit] Identification

Male

• Streaked black below
• Grey back
• Black head
• White malar streaks
  

Female

• Grey upperparts
• Grey head

[edit] Distribution

Endemic breeder to Cyprus. Winters in north-eastern Egypt and the Near East.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Dry open scrubby areas, hill slopes.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It nests in low shrub or gorse; the clutch consists of 3-5 eggs.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes berries and insects.

[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. Wikipedia

• List of references

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