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Sylvia mystacea

[edit] Identification

12 to 14 cm. Long blackish tail with white on the outer-feathers. Heavy dark bill, pinkish patch at the base. There is a pale bare ring around the eye. Male - dark greyi above and white below with a white submoustachial stripe and a pink throat and breast, dark cap, grey nape. Female is sandy grey-brown above and buff-white below.

[edit] Distribution

Asia, winters in Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Scrub, thickets, open woodland.

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes insects, invertebrates, fruit and seeds.

It builds a cup-shaped nest of twigs, stems and grass leaves with feathers and hair, in low vegetation. 4-5 white with brown spots eggs are laid and are incubated by both parents for 11 to 13 days. The young birds fledge after 10 or 11 days.

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