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Includes Balearic Warbler

Sylvia sarda
Photo by Chrysophylax Blorenge, Gwent, Wales, June 2010

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:
  • S. s. balearica Balearic Warbler:

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

  1. 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.
  2. Avibase
  3. Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
  4. Wikipedia

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