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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Female Sardinian Warbler 6.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Donald+Talbott|Donald Talbott}}<br />Elounda, [[Crete]], [[Greece]], May 2018]] | ||
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'''Male''' | '''Male''' | ||
*Grey back | *Grey back | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Europe]] and [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[Middle East]]<br /> | [[Europe]] and [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[Middle East]]<br /> | ||
| − | '''Eastern Europe''': [[Scandinavia]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], The [[Netherlands]], [[France]], [[Corsica]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Ibiza]], [[Mallorca]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Gran Canaria]], [[Gomera]], [[Tenerife]], [[Extremadura]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Monaco]], [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]], [[Sardinia]], [[Hungary]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Serbia]], [[Montenegro]], [[Albania]], [[Macedonia]], [[Greece]], [[Crete]], [[Lesvos]], [[Malta]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Romania]] | + | '''Eastern Europe''': [[Scandinavia]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], The [[Netherlands]], [[France]], [[Corsica]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Ibiza]], [[Mallorca]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Gran Canaria]], [[Gomera]], [[Tenerife]], [[Extremadura]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Monaco]], [[Switzerland]], [[Italy]], [[Sardinia]], [[Hungary]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Serbia]], [[Montenegro]], [[Albania]], [[Macedonia]], [[Greece]], [[Crete]], [[Lesvos]], [[Malta]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Romania]]<br /> |
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'''Northern Africa''': [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], [[Tunisia]], [[Libya]], [[Egypt]]<br /> | '''Northern Africa''': [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], [[Tunisia]], [[Libya]], [[Egypt]]<br /> | ||
'''Western Africa''' [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]]<br /> | '''Western Africa''' [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]]<br /> | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | They builds their nest in low shrub or brambles, laying 3-6 eggs. | |
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists mostly of arthropods, but they also eat a lot of fruit, particularly in the autumn and winter, with the addition of nectar too. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Sylvia melanocephala (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Sylvia melanocephala (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Sylvia melanocephala (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Sylvia melanocephala (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
Revision as of 22:14, 17 May 2018
- Sylvia melanocephala
Identification
13·5 cm (5¼ in)
Male
- Grey back
- White underparts
- Black head
- White throat
- Red eyes
Female
- Brown upperparts
- Buff underparts
- Grey head
Distribution
Europe and Asia, Africa, Middle East
Eastern Europe: Scandinavia, Norway, Finland, The Netherlands, France, Corsica, Portugal, Spain, Ibiza, Mallorca, Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, Gomera, Tenerife, Extremadura, Gibraltar, Monaco, Switzerland, Italy, Sardinia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Crete, Lesvos, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania
Northern Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
Western Africa Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, Niger, Chad
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia
Middle East: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq
Vagrants recorded in the British Isles.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- S. m. melanocephala:
- Southern Europe, Canary Islands and Mediterranean islands, western Turkey and North Africa
- S. m. norrisae:
- Formerly Egypt (Faiyum region). Extinct
- S. m. momus:
Four additional subspecies,leucogastra, carmichaellowi, pasiphae and valverdei are not accepted by all authorities[1].
Habitat
Coastal scrub, salt marshes, heathland, arid scrubland, open woodland with gorse; riverside shrubs, olive, almond and orchid plantations. Parks and gardens.
Behaviour
Breeding
They builds their nest in low shrub or brambles, laying 3-6 eggs.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of arthropods, but they also eat a lot of fruit, particularly in the autumn and winter, with the addition of nectar too.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Sylvia melanocephala (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sardinian Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sardinian_Warbler
