Marsh Warbler

Acrocephalus palustris

(A. p. palustris)

Armenian Name:	Ճահճային եղեգնաթռչնակ

See Plate 48 for Marsh Warbler and other similar species

Resident Status:	Breeding bird
Abundance:	Common
Length:	13 cm, Wing Span:18-21 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 270.
Description:	Pale legs; off-white tips to primaries.
Adult:	Olive-brown above with yellow-brown tint on rump; off-white below with pale brown-yellow tint on flanks.
Juvenile:	Browner above with red-brown tint on rump.
Similar Species:	Eurasian Reed-Warbler.
Behavior:	Rather shy and skulking. Musical song with much mimicry.
Habitat:	Tall lush vegetation; reedbeds on migration.
Food:	Invertebrates.
Nest:	Cup of grasses in shrub.
Eggs:	19 mm, 3-5, pale green, olive-green spots.