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Armenian Name: | Կովկասյան գեղգեղիկ |
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See Plate 49 for Mountain Chiffchaff and other similar species
Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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Abundance: | Uncommon |
Length: | 10.5-11, Wing Span:15-21 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 277. |
Description: | Small active warbler with black legs and tiny bill, short primary projection. Brown above and on flanks, long off-white supercilium and blackish eyestripe, lacks yellow, pale narrow tips on primaries in fresh plumage. |
Similar Species: | Eurasian Chiffchaff. |
Behavior: | Forages for insects in foliage, often dips tail. |
Habitat: | Forests, riverside thickets, subalpine meadows. |
Food: | Invertebrates. |
Nest: | Domed cup of plants, feathers, horsehair on ground. |
Eggs: | 15 mm, 4, white, red spots. |