Icterine Warbler
Hippolais icterina
| Armenian Name: |
Կանաչ մորեհավ |
See Plate 49 for Icterine Warbler and other similar species
| Resident Status: |
Casual |
| Length: | 13.5 cm, Wing Span:20.5-24 cm
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| Distribution Map: |
Map 274. |
| Description: |
Yellowish warbler with flat forehead, long broad-based bill, and long primary extension. Dull green, though often much grayer and whiter in fall, with pale wing patch. Blue-gray legs; plain pale face. |
| Similar Species: |
Olivaceous Warbler, Upcher’s Warbler, Willow Warbler, Wood Warbler. |
| Behavior: |
Often feeds high in foliage. |
| Habitat: |
Poplar and willow trees, Sea Buckthorn thickets. |
| Food: |
Invertebrates. |