Olivaceous Warbler

Hippolais pallida

(H. p. tamariceti)

Armenian Name:	Դալուկ մորեհավ

See Plate 49 for Olivaceous Warbler and other similar species

Resident Status:	Breeding bird
Abundance:	Common
Length:	12-13.5 cm, Wing Span:18-20 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 272.
Description:	Broad-based bill, flat forehead, and medium primary extension. Dull gray or brown above; off-white below. Faint supercilium and white eyering.
Similar Species:	Upcher's Warbler and (fall) Eurasian Reed-warbler and Icterine Warbler.
Behavior:	Often dips tail while feeding.
Habitat:	Scrubby semidesert, dry mountain steppe, river valleys.
Food:	Invertebrates.
Nest:	Cup of dry grass in small tree or shrub.
Eggs:	17 mm, 2-5, gray-white, black spots.