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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | Breeding in the Balkans and the [[Middle East]]. Winters to [[Sudan]]. | + | Breeding in the Balkans, [[Turkey]], Levant and the [[Middle East]]. Winters to [[Sudan]]. |
+ | [[Image:Ebw copy1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|lior+kislev|lior kislev}}<br />Holand park, Eilat, [[Israel]], March 2012]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> which in the past has been considered a subspecies of [[Western Bonelli's Warbler]]. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, which in the past has been considered a subspecies of [[Western Bonelli's Warbler]]. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Maquis, wooded scree, desert areas with trees and bushes and parks. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects. | The diet includes insects. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
− | It is a ground nester | + | [[Image:EBonellisWarbler2IP800.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Photo by {{user|CactusD|CactusD}}<br />Ipsilou Monastery, [[Lesvos]], April 2011]] |
+ | It is a ground nester. The clutch consists of 4-6 eggs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Wikipedia |
− | #Wikipedia | + | {{ref}} |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Phylloscopus+orientalis}} | {{GSearch|Phylloscopus+orientalis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Phylloscopus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Phylloscopus]] |
Revision as of 17:24, 3 July 2012
- Phylloscopus orientalis
Identification
- Grey-green back
- Green rump and wings
- White underparts
- Small pointed bill
- Brown legs
Distribution
Breeding in the Balkans, Turkey, Levant and the Middle East. Winters to Sudan.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], which in the past has been considered a subspecies of Western Bonelli's Warbler.
Habitat
Maquis, wooded scree, desert areas with trees and bushes and parks.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Breeding
It is a ground nester. The clutch consists of 4-6 eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Eastern Bonelli's Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Eastern_Bonelli%27s_Warbler