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Moustached Warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogon
(A. m. mimica)
| Armenian Name: | Նրբակտուց եղեգնաթռչնակ |
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See Plate 48 for Moustached Warbler and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Migrant |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 12-13 cm, Wing Span:15-16.5 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 266. |
| Description: | Small with bold head pattern. Black-brown crown and gray-brown ear coverts; white supercilium. Orange-brown upperparts, flanks and breast side (paler and grayer in summer), dark streaks on back. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Sedge Warbler by entirely dark crown and redder tone to upperparts. |
| Behavior: | Feeds low in vegetation, usually staying over water, and often holding tail cocked. |
| Habitat: | Marshes. |
| Food: | Invertebrates. |
