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Barred Warbler* |
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Sylvia nisoria |
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Description (10)
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Barred Warbler
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Other Names (World)
Barred Warbler, European Barred Warbler
Family
Sylviidae (Old World Warblers And Parrotbills)
Size
15 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Bechstein, 1795)
Habitat
Temperate forest.
Afghanistan (P), Albania (B), Armenia (B), Austria (B), Azerbaijan (B), Bahrain (P), Belarus (B), Bosnia and Herzegovina (B), Bulgaria (B) (P), China (mainland) (B), Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) (B), Cyprus (P), Czech Republic (B), Denmark (P), Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia (B), Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Finland (B), Georgia (B), Germany (B), Greece (B) (P), Hungary (B), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Iraq (P), Israel, Italy (B), Jordan (P), Kazakhstan (B), Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan (B), Latvia (B), Lebanon, Lithuania (B), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (B), Moldova [Republic of] (B), Mongolia (B), Montenegro (B), Norway (B), Oman, Poland (B), Qatar, Romania (B), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B), Saudi Arabia, Serbia (B), Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (B), Slovenia (B), Somalia, Sudan, Sweden (B), Switzerland (B), Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan (B), Tanzania [United Republic of], Turkey (B), Turkmenistan (B), Uganda, Ukraine (B), United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (P), Uzbekistan (B), Yemen.
Vagrant to Belgium, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], France, Gambia, Iceland, Ireland, Malawi, Malta, Netherlands Antilles, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Spain.
Population
Estimated population is 2,000,000 - 6,000,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Insects. Berries and fruits in autumn.
Voice
A harsh 'charr'. Song, a short, rich warble with harsh call notes mixed in.
Nest
A loose collection of dead grass, in the fork of twigs, lined with fine roots and hair.
Eggs (Guide)
Usually 5, pale whitish- or greenish-grey, finely speckled with darker greys.
Subspecies
Geographical variation slight and mostly clinal. Subspecies merzbacheri intergrades widely with nominate in region of Urals and elsewhere.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- nisoria (Bechstein, 1795) - Breeds central Europe (north to southern Scandinavia and southern Finland) east to southern Ural Mts and R Ural, south to eastern Italy, Balkans, northern Turkey and northern Iran. Non-breeding eastern Africa.
- merzbacheri Schalow, 1907 - Breeds south-western Siberia and northern Kazakhstan east to south-eastern Mongolia, and southern locally in central Asian mountains to northern Afghanistan and western China (western Xinjiang). Non-breeding eastern Africa.
References
See References.
The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7
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