Tag: Old World warblers

Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia nana | [UK] Desert Warbler | [FR] Fauvette naine | [DE] Wusten-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca cabecinegra | [NL] Woestijngrasmus Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Smallest Sylvia in west Palearctic, hardly exceeding larger Phylloscopus warblers in bulk and lengrh. […]

Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia curruca | [UK] Lesser Whitethroat | [FR] Fauvette babillarde | [DE] Klapper-Grasmucke | [ES] Tallarol xerraire | [NL] Braamsluiper Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sylvia curruca EU widespread AF, s Asia, India Sylvia curruca caucasica Sylvia curruca curruca Sylvia curruca […]

Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia nisoria | [UK] Barred Warbler | [FR] Fauvette eperviere | [DE] Sperber-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca Gavilana | [NL] Sperwergrasmus Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sylvia nisoria EU c e AF Sylvia nisoria merzbacheri Sylvia nisoria nisoria Physical charateristics Quite large, […]

Thick-billed Warbler (Iduna aedon)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Acrocephalidae | [latin] Iduna aedon | [UK] Thick-billed Warbler | [FR] Rousserole a gros bec | [DE] Dickschnabel-Rohrsanger | [ES] Carricero picogordo | [NL] Diksnavelrietzanger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Iduna aedon EU nc, ne Southeast Asia Iduna aedon aedon Iduna aedon rufescens Physical […]

Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Acrocephalidae | [latin] Acrocephalus palustris | [UK] Marsh Warbler | [FR] Rousserole verderolle | [DE] Sumpf-Rohrsanger | [ES] Carricero Poliglota | [NL] Bosrietzanger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Iduna palustris Acrocephalus palustris EU w e, se AF Physical charateristics Medium-sized, quite heavy, rather pear-shaped […]

Tristrams Warbler (Sylvia deserticola)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia deserticola | [UK] Tristrams Warbler | [FR] Fauvette du desert | [DE] Atlas-Grasmucke | [ES] | [NL] Atlasgrasmus Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sylvia deserticola AF nw Sylvia deserticola deserticola Sylvia deserticola maroccana Sylvia deserticola ticehursti Physical charateristics Close in […]

Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia communis | [UK] Whitethroat | [FR] Fauvette grisette | [DE] Dorn-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca Zarcera | [NL] Grasmus Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Medium-sized, quite slim but rather large-headed and long-tailed, perky warbler. Epitome of west Palearctic Sylvia, […]

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 […]