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[[Image:44436sardwarb1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by squidfish<br />Photo taken: Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife.]] | [[Image:44436sardwarb1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by squidfish<br />Photo taken: Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife.]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | Male - grey back, white underparts, black head, white throat and red eyes. Female- mainly brown above and buff below, with a grey head. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Open country and cultivation. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | It builds its nest in low shrub or brambles, and 3-6 eggs are laid. | ||
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+ | The diet includes insecgs, but it will also take berries and other soft fruit. | ||
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==Bird Song== | ==Bird Song== | ||
<flashmp3>Sylvia melanocephala (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Sylvia melanocephala (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
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{{GSearch|Sardinian+Warbler}} | {{GSearch|Sardinian+Warbler}} | ||
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Revision as of 18:09, 18 March 2008
- Sylvia melanocephala
Identification
Male - grey back, white underparts, black head, white throat and red eyes. Female- mainly brown above and buff below, with a grey head.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open country and cultivation.
Behaviour
It builds its nest in low shrub or brambles, and 3-6 eggs are laid.
The diet includes insecgs, but it will also take berries and other soft fruit.
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Sylvia melanocephala (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program