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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
Plain, round-looking heads,  pale supercilium, black eye,  yellow fringes to some of the wing and tail feathers,  whitish underparts, pale base and lower mandible, plain grey-green back, green-toned rump and wings. The bill is small and pointed and the legs brown. The sexes are identical.
 
Plain, round-looking heads,  pale supercilium, black eye,  yellow fringes to some of the wing and tail feathers,  whitish underparts, pale base and lower mandible, plain grey-green back, green-toned rump and wings. The bill is small and pointed and the legs brown. The sexes are identical.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 18:44, 10 September 2008

Phylloscopus bonelli
Photo by sdaly.
Location: Kuhfluchtgrabens waterfall, Bavaria, Germany.

Identification

Plain, round-looking heads, pale supercilium, black eye, yellow fringes to some of the wing and tail feathers, whitish underparts, pale base and lower mandible, plain grey-green back, green-toned rump and wings. The bill is small and pointed and the legs brown. The sexes are identical.

Distribution

South west Europe and north Africa, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.

Taxonomy

Formerly considered conspecific with Eastern Bonelli's Warbler.

Habitat

Mixed woodland, especially on mountain slopes and gorges but also by the coast.

Behaviour

4-6 eggs are laid in a nest on the ground.

The diet includes insects.

Bird Song

<flashmp3>Phylloscopus bonelli (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

External Links

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