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;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] conspicillata | ;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] conspicillata | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 12cm | + | 12cm |
| + | *Brown upperparts | ||
| + | *Buff underparts | ||
| + | *Chestnut wing patches | ||
| + | *White throat<br /> | ||
| + | '''Adult male''': grey head and white eye ring | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Europe]], [[Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]<br /> | |
| + | '''Europe''': [[France]], [[Corsica]], [[Portugal]], [[Madeira]], [[Spain]], [[Ibiza]], [[Mallorca]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Gran Canaria]], [[Gomera]], [[Tenerife]], [[Extremadura]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Italy]], [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Albania]], [[Crete]], [[Malta]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Northern Africa''': [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], [[Tunisia]], [[Libya]], [[Egypt]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[Niger]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''African Islands''': [[Cape Verde]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Iraq]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | *''S. c. orbitalis'': | ||
| + | :*[[Madeira]], [[Canary Islands]] and [[Cape Verde Islands]] | ||
| + | *''S. c. conspicillata'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Mediterranean]] basin and north-western [[Africa]]; winters to [[Senegal]] and [[Niger]] | ||
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| + | Two additional subspecies, ''extratipica'' and ''bella'' are generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Desert and coastal scrub, open grassy country with scattered trees, gardens. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | 3-6 eggs | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | The nest is hidden in a bush. The clutch consists of 3-6 eggs. | |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects. | The diet includes insects. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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- Sylvia conspicillata
Identification
12cm
- Brown upperparts
- Buff underparts
- Chestnut wing patches
- White throat
Adult male: grey head and white eye ring
Distribution
Europe, Africa and the Middle East
Europe: France, Corsica, Portugal, Madeira, Spain, Ibiza, Mallorca, Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, Gomera, Tenerife, Extremadura, Gibraltar, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Yugoslavia, Albania, Crete, Malta
Northern Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, Niger
African Islands: Cape Verde
Middle East: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Iraq
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- S. c. orbitalis:
- S. c. conspicillata:
- Western Mediterranean basin and north-western Africa; winters to Senegal and Niger
Two additional subspecies, extratipica and bella are generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Desert and coastal scrub, open grassy country with scattered trees, gardens.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is hidden in a bush. The clutch consists of 3-6 eggs.
Diet
The diet includes insects.
