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;[[:Category:Scotocerca|Scotocerca]] inquieta | ;[[:Category:Scotocerca|Scotocerca]] inquieta | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 10 cm (4 in) | |
| + | *Light brown plumage | ||
| + | *Blackish eye-stripe | ||
| + | *White-tipped tail, long and often erect | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | They range from [[Morocco]] along the north coast of [[Africa]] to [[Egypt]], the [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Iran]] to [[Pakistan]] and [[India]] and north to [[Uzbekistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tajikistan]], and [[Afghanistan]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Streaked_Scrub_Warbler.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''striata''<br />Photo by {{user|alkumaheerd|alkumaheerd}}<br />Hormuzgan, [[Iran]], January 2005]] | |
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 8 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''S. i. saharae'': [[Morocco]] to [[Tunisia]], [[Algeria]] and [[Libya]] | ||
| + | *''S. i. theresae'': [[Mauritania]] and southern Morocco | ||
| + | *''S. i. inquieta'': Deserts of eastern [[Egypt]] and northern [[Arabia]] | ||
| + | *''S. i. grisea'': Western [[Saudi Arabia]] (Taif Plateau), eastern South [[Yemen]] and [[Oman]] | ||
| + | *''S. i. buryi'': South-western Saudi Arabia, North Yemen and Hadramaut | ||
| + | *''S. i. striata'': [[Iran]] to Baluchistan, [[Pakistan]] and north-western [[India]] | ||
| + | *''S. i. platyura'': Transcaspia to southern ''Uzbekistan'', northern [[Turkmenistan]] and western [[Tajikistan]] | ||
| + | *''S. i. montana'': Mountains of southern Turkmenistan to western Tajikistan and northern [[Afghanistan]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Estuary, rainforests, mountains and desert. | + | Estuary, rainforests, mountains and desert, rocky slopes and wadis. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists almostly entirely of insects, including caterpillars, beetles, beetle larvae and cicadas. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Scotocerca+inquieta}} | {{GSearch|Scotocerca+inquieta}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Scotocerca]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Scotocerca]] | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 12 August 2015
Alternative name: Scrub Warbler
- Scotocerca inquieta
Identification
10 cm (4 in)
- Light brown plumage
- Blackish eye-stripe
- White-tipped tail, long and often erect
Distribution
They range from Morocco along the north coast of Africa to Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran to Pakistan and India and north to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 8 subspecies[1]:
- S. i. saharae: Morocco to Tunisia, Algeria and Libya
- S. i. theresae: Mauritania and southern Morocco
- S. i. inquieta: Deserts of eastern Egypt and northern Arabia
- S. i. grisea: Western Saudi Arabia (Taif Plateau), eastern South Yemen and Oman
- S. i. buryi: South-western Saudi Arabia, North Yemen and Hadramaut
- S. i. striata: Iran to Baluchistan, Pakistan and north-western India
- S. i. platyura: Transcaspia to southern Uzbekistan, northern Turkmenistan and western Tajikistan
- S. i. montana: Mountains of southern Turkmenistan to western Tajikistan and northern Afghanistan
Habitat
Estuary, rainforests, mountains and desert, rocky slopes and wadis.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almostly entirely of insects, including caterpillars, beetles, beetle larvae and cicadas.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Streaked Scrub Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Streaked_Scrub_Warbler
