Paddyfield Warbler

Acrocephalus agricola

(A. a. agricola, A. a. septimus (subspecies uncertain))

Armenian Name:	Հնդկական եղեգնաթռչնակ
Species Status:	Undetermined Species - Species of Special Concern

See Plate 48 for Paddyfield Warbler and other similar species

Resident Status:	Breeding bird
Abundance:	Rare
Length:	13 cm, Wing Span:15-17.5 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 268.
Description:	Short primary extension and long tail, orange tint on rump and tail, dark lateral crown stripes, pale brown-yellow tint on flanks.
Juvenile:	Yellower above.
Similar Species:	Marsh Warbler, Eurasian and Great Reed-Warblers.
Behavior:	Skulks low in vegetation.
Habitat:	Reed and bulrush marshes.
Food:	Invertebrates.
Nest:	Cup of leaf strips woven in plant stems.
Eggs:	17 mm, 3-6, pale green, darker spots.