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;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] melanocephala | ;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] melanocephala | ||
| + | [[Image:44436sardwarb1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|squidfish|squidfish}}<br />Puerto de la Cruz, [[Tenerife]]]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Male | + | '''Male''' |
| + | *Grey back | ||
| + | *White underparts | ||
| + | *Black head | ||
| + | *White throat | ||
| + | *Red eyes<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' | ||
| + | *Brown upperparts | ||
| + | *Buff underparts | ||
| + | *Grey head | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[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]] | ||
| + | [[Image:27457tn sardinian warbler fem greece.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|russkie|russkie}}<br />Sani, [[Greece]], February 2006]] | ||
| + | '''Northern Africa''': [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], [[Tunisia]], [[Libya]], [[Egypt]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''' [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Iraq]] | ||
| − | + | '''Vagrants''' recorded in the British Isles. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | *''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'': | ||
| + | :*[[Syria]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]] and [[Sinai]] Peninsula; winters to north-eastern [[Africa]] | ||
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| + | Four additional subspecies,''leucogastra, carmichaellowi, pasiphae'' and ''valverdei'' are not accepted by all authorities<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Coastal scrub, salt marshes, heathland, arid scrubland, open woodland with gorse; riverside shrubs, olive, almond and orchid plantations. Parks and gardens. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | It builds its nest in low shrub or brambles, | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | It builds its nest in low shrub or brambles, laying 3-6 eggs. | |
| − | The diet includes insects, but it will also take berries and other soft fruit. | + | ====Diet==== |
| − | + | The diet includes insects, but it will also take nectar, berries and other soft fruit. | |
====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== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sardinian+Warbler}} | {{GSearch|Sardinian+Warbler}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sylvia]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sylvia]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
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- Sylvia melanocephala
Identification
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[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
It builds its nest in low shrub or brambles, laying 3-6 eggs.
Diet
The diet includes insects, but it will also take nectar, berries and other soft fruit.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Sylvia melanocephala (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
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
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sardinian Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sardinian_Warbler
