Includes Balearic Warbler
- Sylvia sarda
Identification
Long tailed, grey above and below, darker patches on the forehead and between the eye and the pointed bill. The legs and iris are red.
Distribution
Taxonomy
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).
Habitat
Open country with thorny bushes and heather.
Behaviour
3-5 eggs are laid in a nest in a bush.
Diet includes insects.
