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Includes Balearic Warbler

Sylvia sarda

Identification

Long tailed
Grey upperparts
Light grey underparts
Greyish-black forehead and lores
Pointed bill
Red legs and iris

Distribution

Southern Europe and north Africa:
Europe: France, Corsica, Spain, Balearic Islands, Ibiza, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Malta
Africa: Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt

Taxonomy

Subspecies balearica
Photo by Helios
Son Real, Mallorca, April 2005

S. s. sarda Marmora's Warbler:

Corsica, Sardinia, Montecristo, Pantelleria, Giannutri and Zembra

S. s. balearica Balearic Warbler:

Balearic Islands except Menorca

These two species have been split by some authorities^{[1, 2]}.

Habitat

Open country with thorny bushes and heather.

Behaviour

Breeding

They nest in a bush, laying 3-5 eggs.

Diet

Diet includes insects.

References

Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Avibase
Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Marmora's Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Marmora%27s_Warbler

External Links

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 '''Includes Balearic Warbler'''
 ;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] sarda
-[[Image:Marmoras_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|LucH|LucH}} <br />[[Mallorca]], April 2005]]
+[[Image:Marmora's Warbler11.jpg|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Chrysophylax|Chrysophylax}} <br />Blorenge, Gwent, [[Wales]], June 2010]]
 ==Identification==
 *Long tailed
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 *Red legs and iris
 ==Distribution==
-[[Corsica]] and [[Sardinia]].
+Southern [[Europe]] and north [[Africa]]:<br />
+'''Europe''': [[France]], [[Corsica]], [[Spain]], [[Balearic Islands]], [[Ibiza]], [[Italy]], [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]], [[Malta]]<br />
+'''Africa''': [[Algeria]], [[Tunisia]], [[Libya]], [[Egypt]]
 ==Taxonomy==
-[[Image:Balearic_Warblerb.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Subspecies ''balearica''<br />Photo by {{user|Helios|Helios}}<br />Son Real, [[Mallorca]], April 2005]]
+[[Image:Balearic_Warblerb.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''balearica''<br />Photo by {{user|Helios|Helios}}<br />Son Real, [[Mallorca]], April 2005]]
-The smaller Balearic Islands subspecies is increasingly given specific status as Balearic Warbler, Sylvia balearica. These two seem to form a superspecies which in turn groups with Tristram's Warbler and the Dartford Warbler (Helbig 2001, Jønsson & Fjeldså 2006).
+*''S. s. sarda''	'''Marmora's Warbler''':
+:*[[Corsica]], [[Sardinia]], Montecristo, Pantelleria, Giannutri and Zembra
+*''S. s. balearica'' '''Balearic Warbler''':
+:*[[Balearic Islands]] except [[Menorca]]
+These two species have been split by some authorities<sup>[[#References|[1, 2]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
 Open country with thorny bushes and heather.
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 Diet includes insects.
 ==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase
 #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
 #Wikipedia