Moustached Warbler

Acrocephalus melanopogon

(A. m. mimica)

Armenian Name:	Նրբակտուց եղեգնաթռչնակ

See Plate 48 for Moustached Warbler and other similar species

Resident Status:	Migrant
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.