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[[Image:Eastern_Orphean_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by kuwaity]]
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[[Image:Eastern_Orphean_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|kuwaity|kuwaity}}<br >national park , sabiya, [[Kuwait]], September 2004]]
 
;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] crassirostris
 
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[[Image:Orphean1a.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|ammadoux|ammadoux}} <br />Desert tree- jeddah, [[Saudi Arabia]],  March,  2011]]
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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The adult males have a plain grey back and whitish underparts. The bill is long and pointed and the legs black. The male has a dark grey head, black eye mask and white throat; the iris may be white but is dark in most individuals. Females and immatures have a paler head and buff underparts; the iris is dark in many if not most. Their grey back has a brownish tinge.
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*Long pointed bill
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*Black legs<br />
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'''Adult males'''
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*Plain grey back and whitish underparts
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*dark grey head
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*Black eye mask
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*White throat
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*Iris may be white but is dark in most individuals<br />
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[[Image:Orphean1a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|ammadoux|ammadoux}} <br />Desert tree- Jeddah, [[Saudi Arabia]],  March,  2011]]
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'''Females and immatures'''
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*Brownish-grey back
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*Paler head and buff underparts
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*Iris is dark in many if not most
 
====Similar species====
 
====Similar species====
 
More varied song, pinker belly, and sometimes more strongly marked hood than the very similar [[Western Orphean Warbler]].  
 
More varied song, pinker belly, and sometimes more strongly marked hood than the very similar [[Western Orphean Warbler]].  
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Breeds in the eastern Mediterranean (from [[Slovenia]] east) through the [[Balkan]] peninsula to [[Turkey]], the [[Middle East]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Iran]], [[Pakistan]] to [[Tajikistan]] and [[Kyrgyzstan]].
 
Breeds in the eastern Mediterranean (from [[Slovenia]] east) through the [[Balkan]] peninsula to [[Turkey]], the [[Middle East]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Iran]], [[Pakistan]] to [[Tajikistan]] and [[Kyrgyzstan]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Three subspecies recognized:
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Three subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
* ''S. c. jerdoni'' in [[Pakistan]], [[Tajikistan]] and [[Kyrgyzstan]]
 
* ''S. c. jerdoni'' in [[Pakistan]], [[Tajikistan]] and [[Kyrgyzstan]]
 
* ''S. c. balchanica'' in Iran, [[Turkmenistan]] and Transcaspia
 
* ''S. c. balchanica'' in Iran, [[Turkmenistan]] and Transcaspia
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Open deciduous woodland.
 
Open deciduous woodland.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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4-6 eggs are laid in a nest in a bush or tree. Like most warblers, Eastern Orphean Warbler is insectivorous. Migratory.
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A Migratory species.
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====Breeding====
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The nest is build in a tree or bush; the clutch consists of 4-6 eggs.
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====Diet====
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The diet consists mostly of insects.  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=198385 Birdforum thread] discussing some aspects of id of Eastern Orphean Warbler
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=198385 Birdforum thread] discussing some aspects of id of Eastern Orphean Warbler
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#Wikipedia
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Sylvia+crassirostris}}  
 
{{GSearch|Sylvia+crassirostris}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sylvia]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sylvia]]

Revision as of 21:17, 8 August 2012

Photo by kuwaity
national park , sabiya, Kuwait, September 2004
Sylvia crassirostris

Identification

  • Long pointed bill
  • Black legs

Adult males

  • Plain grey back and whitish underparts
  • dark grey head
  • Black eye mask
  • White throat
  • Iris may be white but is dark in most individuals
Photo by ammadoux
Desert tree- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March, 2011

Females and immatures

  • Brownish-grey back
  • Paler head and buff underparts
  • Iris is dark in many if not most

Similar species

More varied song, pinker belly, and sometimes more strongly marked hood than the very similar Western Orphean Warbler.


Distribution

Breeds in the eastern Mediterranean (from Slovenia east) through the Balkan peninsula to Turkey, the Middle East, Turkmenistan, Iran, Pakistan to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Taxonomy

Three subspecies recognized[1]:

This species was formerly lumped with Western Orphean Warbler to Orphean Warbler.

Habitat

Open deciduous woodland.

Behaviour

A Migratory species.

Breeding

The nest is build in a tree or bush; the clutch consists of 4-6 eggs.

Diet

The diet consists mostly of insects.

References

  1. 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
  2. Birdforum thread discussing some aspects of id of Eastern Orphean Warbler
  3. Wikipedia

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