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- Hippolais icterina
Identification
12.5–14cm, 4.9-5.5 inches, 11–16 g, 0.39-0.53 oz
Adult
- Large head
- Crown and upperparts greeny grey
- Often has raised feathers of fore-crown
- Short indistinct yellow supercilium
- Pale loral area giving an open faced appearance
- Flight feathers and upper wing-coverts are darker grey than crown
- Edges of tertials, [[Topography Artwork General Anatomy|secondries and greater coverts whitish or pale forming a pale wing panel in fresh plumage on closed wing, but can be absent when worn (summer)
- Long primary projection equal to at least three quarters of length of visible tertials
- Pale yellow throat and underparts
- Retrices have thin pale edges and tips
- Iris dark
- Strong pointed beak
- Upper mandible greyish
- Lower mandible pinkish yellow
- Grey legs, but may have a faint bluish hue
- Sexes are identical
Immature
- Upperparts have brownish hue
- Wing panel is yellowish grey or pale green
- Underparts tend to be paler than adult and rarely an off-white colour, lacking any yellow.
Distribution
Breeds from central Europe to western Siberia and northern Iran; winters to southern Africa.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open deciduous woodland with bushes and also parks and gardens, often near water.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is in a tree or bush; the clutch consists of 4 to 6 eggs.
Diet
Diet includes insects and berries.
Vocalisation
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References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Icterine Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Icterine_Warbler
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