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Photo by Momo
Photo taken: Hamada du Drâa, Morocco

Sylvia deserti

[edit] Identification

• Sand-coloured back and head
• Whitish underparts
• Yellow eye
  

Sexes similar.

[edit] Distribution

North-western Africa:
Southern Morocco, central and southern Algeria, southern Tunisia, western Libya south to Mauritania, northern Mali and Nigeria.

[edit] Taxonomy

Formerly considered conspecific with the Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana. This species is buffy-brown rather than grey-brown, and a resident rather than a migrant.

[edit] Habitat

Deserts and other arid environments, with some bushes for nesting.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

The nest is built in low shrub, and 4-6 eggs are laid.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes insects and berries.

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