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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Dull brown plumage | *Dull brown plumage | ||
*Rounded head | *Rounded head | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
− | The diet | + | The diet consists mainly of insects, including mayflies, dragonflies and damselflies; including adult and larvae. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
− | The 3-6 eggs are laid in a nest in reeds. | + | They are generally [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monogamous]]. The 3-6 eggs are laid in a nest in reeds. There may be a second brood. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Locustella luscinioides (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Locustella luscinioides (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Locustella luscinioides (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Locustella luscinioides (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |
Revision as of 19:50, 15 April 2016
- 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:
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
<flashmp3>Locustella luscinioides (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
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 April 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Savi's Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Savi%27s_Warbler
External Links