Savi's Warbler

Photo by john-henry
Pego Marsh, Valencia, Spain.

Locustella luscinioides

Identification

13–13·5 cm (5-5¼ in)

• Dull brown plumage
• Rounded head
• Fine bill
• White eyestripe
• Unstreaked grey-brown back
• Whitish-grey underparts
  

Sexes are alike

Distribution

Southern Europe into temperate western Asia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• L. l. luscinioides:

• Central and eastern Europe to Iberian Peninsula and North Africa; winters to Sudan

• L. l. sarmatica:

• Ukraine and Sea of Azov to Volga and southern Urals; winters north-eastern Africa

• L. l. fusca:

• Turkey and Jordan to central Asia; winters to Sudan and Ethiopia

Habitat

Reedbeds and marshes.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet consists mainly of insects, including mayflies, dragonflies and damselflies; including adult and larvae.

Breeding

They are generally monogamous. The 3-6 eggs are laid in a nest in reeds. There may be a second brood.

Vocalisation

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References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Savi's Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Savi%27s_Warbler

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