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'''Asia''': [[Russia]], Northern Caucasus, [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] | '''Asia''': [[Russia]], Northern Caucasus, [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] | ||
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*''S. m. mystacea'': | *''S. m. mystacea'': | ||
:*Transcaucasia and north-eastern [[Turkey]] to lower Volga; winters to north-eastern [[Africa]] | :*Transcaucasia and north-eastern [[Turkey]] to lower Volga; winters to north-eastern [[Africa]] | ||
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| − | + | They build a cup-shaped nest of twigs, stems, grass and leaves with feathers and hair, which is placed in low vegetation. The 4-5 brown-spotted white eggs are incubated by both parents for 11 to 13 days. The young birds fledge after 10 or 11 days. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 23:55, 11 February 2018
- Sylvia mystacea
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
- Long blackish tail
- White outer tail feathers
- Heavy dark bill, pinkish patch at the base
- Pale bare eye ring
Male
- Dark grey upperparts
- White underparts
- White submoustachial stripe
- Pink throat and breast
- Dark cap
- Grey nape
Female
- Sandy grey-brown upperparts
- Buffish-white underparts
Distribution
Asia, winters in Africa
Africa: Egypt
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
Middle East: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Asia: Russia, Northern Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- S. m. mystacea:
- S. m. rubescens:
- S. m. turcmenica:
- Eastern Iran to northern Afghanistan and western Tajikistan; winters north-eastern Africa
Habitat
Scrub, thickets, open woodland, desert and gardens.
Behaviour
Flicks tail
Diet
Diet consists of arthropods, particularly insects and their eggs, invertebrates, berries, fruit and seeds.
Breeding
They build a cup-shaped nest of twigs, stems, grass and leaves with feathers and hair, which is placed in low vegetation. The 4-5 brown-spotted white eggs are incubated by both parents for 11 to 13 days. The young birds fledge after 10 or 11 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Menetries's Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Menetries%27s_Warbler
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