Barred Warbler

Sylvia nisoria

(S. n. nisoria)

Armenian Name:	Ճուռականման շահրիկ
Species Status:	Undetermined Species - Species of Special Concern

See Plate 50 for Barred Warbler and other similar species

Resident Status:	Breeding bird
Abundance:	Rare
Length:	15.5 cm,, Wing Span:23-27 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 284.
Description:	Large brown-gray warbler with two pale wingbars and stout bill.
Adult:	Pale yellow iris, gray upperparts, off-white below with variable number of dark crescents.
Immature:	Drab gray-brown with only faint barring below; dark iris, pale supercilium.
Similar Species:	Blackcap Warbler, Orphean Warbler, Garden Warbler.
Behavior:	Shy. Often nests near shrikes.
Habitat:	Sunny woodland edge and shrub thickets, usually on hillsides.
Food:	Invertebrates, berries.
Nest:	Cup of stems in thorny shrub.
Eggs:	21 mm, 4-5, off-white, brown and olive-green spots.