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[[Image:10337kuwaitbirds04d0.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|kuwaity|kuwaity }}<br />National Park , sabiya, [[Kuwait]], May 2004]]
 
;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] nisoria
 
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[[Image:Barred_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Askar+Isabekov|Askar Isabekov}}<br />Location: Alma Ata, [[Kazakhstan]]]]
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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15 cm. Grey uppeparts, grey and white barring on underparts of adults, pale edges to wing feathers which creates a double wing bar.  Juvenile and first winter birds may show no barring at all.
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15.5-17cm<br />
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*Yellow iris
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*White fringes to wing coverts and tertials forming a double wing bar
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*White tail corners
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'''Adult Male'''
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*Steel grey upperparts
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*Greyish-White underparts with dark barring
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'''Adult Female'''
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*Greyish-brown upperparts
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*Less barred underparts<br />
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'''Immature'''
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*Grey-brown upperparts
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*Buffish underparts
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*Brown eye
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[[Image:Barred_Warbler.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Askar+Isabekov|Askar Isabekov}}<br />Alma Ata, [[Kazakhstan]], December 2006]]
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Main breeding range is from eastern [[Germany]], the [[Czech Republic]] and eastern [[Austria]] south-east to [[Bulgaria]] and east to the foothills of the [[Urals]], the [[Caspian]] and [[Caucasus]]. Also breeds in scattered pockets in southern [[Sweden]] (mainly coastal areas and [[Oland]] and [[Gotland]]), and the south coast of [[Finland]], in southern [[Switzerland]] and northern [[Italy]], throughout the [[Balkans]] and possibly also [[Turkey]]. Probably now extinct as a breeding species in [[Denmark]].
 
Main breeding range is from eastern [[Germany]], the [[Czech Republic]] and eastern [[Austria]] south-east to [[Bulgaria]] and east to the foothills of the [[Urals]], the [[Caspian]] and [[Caucasus]]. Also breeds in scattered pockets in southern [[Sweden]] (mainly coastal areas and [[Oland]] and [[Gotland]]), and the south coast of [[Finland]], in southern [[Switzerland]] and northern [[Italy]], throughout the [[Balkans]] and possibly also [[Turkey]]. Probably now extinct as a breeding species in [[Denmark]].
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Vagrant to [[Iceland]], [[France]], [[Belgium]], [[Spain]], [[Sardinia]] and [[Malta]].  
 
Vagrant to [[Iceland]], [[France]], [[Belgium]], [[Spain]], [[Sardinia]] and [[Malta]].  
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
There are 2 subspecies
 
There are 2 subspecies
 
* ''S. n. nisoria'': Southern [[Scandinavia]] and [[Europe]] to the Ural Mountains; winters to eastern [[Africa]]
 
* ''S. n. nisoria'': Southern [[Scandinavia]] and [[Europe]] to the Ural Mountains; winters to eastern [[Africa]]
 
* ''S. n. merzbacheri'': Western [[Siberia]] to northern [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]] and western [[China]]; winters to eastern [[Africa]]
 
* ''S. n. merzbacheri'': Western [[Siberia]] to northern [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]] and western [[China]]; winters to eastern [[Africa]]
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Open deciduous and mixed forest and woodland, plantations and shelterbelts, parks and large gardens. Also on bushy hillsides and in riverine scrub, hedgerows and in grassland with scattered trees and shrubs.
 
Open deciduous and mixed forest and woodland, plantations and shelterbelts, parks and large gardens. Also on bushy hillsides and in riverine scrub, hedgerows and in grassland with scattered trees and shrubs.
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Breeding====
 
It nests in mature scrubby thickets and hedgerows.
 
It nests in mature scrubby thickets and hedgerows.
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===Vocalisation===
 
===Vocalisation===
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'''Call''': a dry rattle<br />
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'''Song''': similar to [[Garden Warbler]]
 
<flashmp3>Sylvia nisoria (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
 
<flashmp3>Sylvia nisoria (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
 
''[[Media:Sylvia nisoria (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
 
''[[Media:Sylvia nisoria (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
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#Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
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#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Sylvia+nisoria}}  
 
{{GSearch|Sylvia+nisoria}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] [[Category:Sylvia]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] [[Category:Sylvia]]

Revision as of 18:04, 22 September 2009

Photo by kuwaity
National Park , sabiya, Kuwait, May 2004
Sylvia nisoria

Identification

15.5-17cm

  • Yellow iris
  • White fringes to wing coverts and tertials forming a double wing bar
  • White tail corners

Adult Male

  • Steel grey upperparts
  • Greyish-White underparts with dark barring

Adult Female

  • Greyish-brown upperparts
  • Less barred underparts

Immature

  • Grey-brown upperparts
  • Buffish underparts
  • Brown eye
Photo by Askar Isabekov
Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, December 2006

Distribution

Main breeding range is from eastern Germany, the Czech Republic and eastern Austria south-east to Bulgaria and east to the foothills of the Urals, the Caspian and Caucasus. Also breeds in scattered pockets in southern Sweden (mainly coastal areas and Oland and Gotland), and the south coast of Finland, in southern Switzerland and northern Italy, throughout the Balkans and possibly also Turkey. Probably now extinct as a breeding species in Denmark.

Leaves breeding areas in August-September to winter in East Africa, travelling via the eastern Mediterranean. Return movement takes place in mid-late May. Passage birds occur throughout east and Southeast Europe and the Middle East and occurs as a rare migrant as far west as Britain. Around 100-150, mainly 1st-winter birds, occur per year in Britain chiefly in the Northern Isles, on the east and south coasts and on Scilly. Most occur in August-October, very rare in spring.

Vagrant to Iceland, France, Belgium, Spain, Sardinia and Malta.

Taxonomy

There are 2 subspecies

Habitat

Open deciduous and mixed forest and woodland, plantations and shelterbelts, parks and large gardens. Also on bushy hillsides and in riverine scrub, hedgerows and in grassland with scattered trees and shrubs.

Behaviour

Breeding

It nests in mature scrubby thickets and hedgerows.

Vocalisation

Call: a dry rattle
Song: similar to Garden Warbler <flashmp3>Sylvia nisoria (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
  3. Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
  4. Collins Field Guide 5th Edition

Recommended Citation

External Links

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