- Phylloscopus bonelli
Identification
Plain, round-looking heads, pale supercilium, black eye, yellow fringes to some of the wing and tail feathers, whitish underparts, pale base and lower mandible, plain grey-green back, green-toned rump and wings. The bill is small and pointed and the legs brown. The sexes are identical.
Distribution
South west Europe and north Africa, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
Formerly considered conspecific with Eastern Bonelli's Warbler.
Habitat
Mixed woodland, especially on mountain slopes and gorges but also by the coast.
Behaviour
4-6 eggs are laid in a nest on the ground.
The diet includes insects.
Bird Song
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