Tag: all of Hippolais

Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Acrocephalidae | [latin] Hippolais icterina | [UK] Icterine Warbler | [FR] Contrefaisant icterine | [DE] Gelbspotter | [ES] Zarcero Icterino | [NL] Spotvogel Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Amphilais icterina Hippolais icterina Hippolais icterina EU w s AF Physical charateristics Medium-sized warbler, with long […]

Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Acrocephalidae | [latin] Hippolais polyglotta | [UK] Melodious Warbler | [FR] Contrefaisant polyglotte | [DE] Orpheusspotter | [ES] Zarcero Comun | [NL] Orpheusspotvogel Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Rather small to medium-sized and rather compact warbler, with long bill, (typically) round crown, and short wings; 2nd smallest Hippolais. Closed wing-point forms […]

Olive-tree Warbler (Hippolais olivetorum)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Acrocephalidae | [latin] Hippolais olivetorum | [UK] Olive-tree Warbler | [FR] Contrefaisant des oliviers | [DE] Olivenspotter | [ES] Zarcero grande | [NL] Griekse Spotvogel Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Close in size to Barred Warbler but with longer bill and slightly shorter tail. Large pear-shaped warbler, with heavy bill, rather […]