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- Hippolais icterina
Identification
12.5–14cm, 4.9-5.5 inches, 11–16 g, 0.39-0.53 oz
Adult
- Large head
- Crown and upperparts greeny grey
- Often has raised feathers of fore-crown
- Short indistinct yellow supercilium
- Pale loral area giving an open faced appearance
- Flight feathers and upper wing-coverts are darker grey than crown
- Edges of tertials, [[Topography Artwork General Anatomy|secondries and greater coverts whitish or pale forming a pale wing panel in fresh plumage on closed wing, but can be absent when worn (summer)
- Long primary projection equal to at least three quarters of length of visible tertials
- Pale yellow throat and underparts
- Retrices have thin pale edges and tips
- Iris dark
- Strong pointed beak
- Upper mandible greyish
- Lower mandible pinkish yellow
- Grey legs, but may have a faint bluish hue
- Sexes are identical
Immature
- Upperparts have brownish hue
- Wing panel is yellowish grey or pale green
- Underparts tend to be paler than adult and rarely an off-white colour, lacking any yellow.
Distribution
Breeds from Scandinavia and southern Finland east to west-central Russia, (east bank of the Ob river), south to northeast France, southern Germany, Romania and locally northern Balkans, Ukraine, Crimea and region east of Sea of Azov and northern Iran. Winters to southern Africa.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open deciduous woodland, including oak (Quercus), birch (Betula), beech (Fagus sylvatica), alder (Alnus), stands of young pine (Pinus) if in mixed woodland, bushes and also parks and gardens, often near water. Also enjoys dense woods with open glades and undergrowth.
Frequents lowlands in north of range, wooded hills and mountain slopes up to 1500 m in south.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is in a tree or bush; the clutch consists of 4 to 6 eggs.
Diet
Diet includes insects and berries.
Vocalisation
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References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Icterine Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Icterine_Warbler
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