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Armenian Name: | Ճահճային եղեգնաթռչնակ |
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See Plate 48 for Marsh Warbler and other similar species
Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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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. |