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[[Image:Icterine_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jtwood<br/> Photo taken: Shetland Islands ]] | [[Image:Icterine_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jtwood<br/> Photo taken: Shetland Islands ]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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12–13.5cm in length. The adult has a plain green-brown back with a paler wing panel, and yellow underparts. The bill is orange, strong and pointed, and the legs blue-grey. The sexes are identical. | 12–13.5cm in length. The adult has a plain green-brown back with a paler wing panel, and yellow underparts. The bill is orange, strong and pointed, and the legs blue-grey. The sexes are identical. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | + | Breeds in [[Europe]], winters in Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Revision as of 10:58, 16 September 2008
- Hippolais icterina
Identification
12–13.5cm in length. The adult has a plain green-brown back with a paler wing panel, and yellow underparts. The bill is orange, strong and pointed, and the legs blue-grey. The sexes are identical.
Distribution
Breeds in Europe, winters in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open deciduous woodland with bushes and also parks and gardens, often near water.
Behaviour
4 to 6 eggs are laid in a nest in a tree or a bush.
Diet includes insects and berries.
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Hippolais icterina (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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