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Photo by jtwood
Photo taken: Shetland Islands

Hippolais icterina

[edit] Identification

12–13.5cm in length. The adult has a plain green-brown back with a paler wing panel, and yellow underparts. The bill is orange, strong and pointed, and the legs blue-grey. The sexes are identical.

[edit] Distribution

Breeds in Europe, winters in Sub-Saharan Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Open deciduous woodland with bushes and also parks and gardens, often near water.

[edit] Behaviour

4 to 6 eggs are laid in a nest in a tree or a bush.

Diet includes insects and berries.

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