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Olivaceous Warbler
Hippolais pallida
(H. p. tamariceti)
| Armenian Name: | Դալուկ մորեհավ |
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See Plate 49 for Olivaceous Warbler and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| 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. |
