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Armenian Name: | Մոխրագույն շահրիկ |
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See Plate 50 for Greater Whitethroat and other similar species
Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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Abundance: | Common |
Length: | 14 cm, Wing Span:18.5-23 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 282. |
Description: | White throat, dark wings with brownish upperwing patch, white eyering, and pale legs. |
Adult: | Male: S. c. icterops has a gray head and back; pale brown upperwing patch. S. c. communis has a pale gray head and brown-orange upperwing patch. Female of both subspecies: plainer with off-white underparts and gray-brown head. |
Juvenile: | Similar to female but with dull edges to outertail feathers, dark iris, and browner wash on breast and flanks. |
Similar Species: | Lesser Whitethroat and Menetries's Warbler. |
Behavior: | Males sing from top of bush or in fluttering display flight. |
Habitat: | Woodland edge and scrub up to subalpine zone; widespread on migration. |
Food: | Invertebrates, berries. |
Nest: | Cup of stems in shrub or tall plant. |
Eggs: | 18 mm, 4-5, olive-green, green and brown spots. |