- Icterine Warbler
Taxobox
name = Icterine Warbler
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
status_ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International |year=2004|id=52529|title=Hippolais icterina|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern]
image_width = 200px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Sylviidae
genus =Hippolais
species = "H. icterina"
binomial = "Hippolais icterina"
binomial_authority = (Vieillot, 1817)The Icterine Warbler ("Hippolais icterina") is an
Old World warbler in thetree warbler genus " Hippolais ". It breeds in mainlandEurope except the southwest, where it is replaced by its western counterpart,Melodious Warbler . It is migratory, wintering in sub-Sahara nAfrica .This small
passerine bird is a species found in open deciduous woodland with bushes and also parks and gardens, often near water. Four to six eggs are laid in a nest in a tree or a bush.This is a medium-sized warbler, 12–13.5cm in length, similar to Melodious Warbler. The adult has a plain greenish-brown back with a paler wing panel, and yellowish underparts. The bill is slightly orange, strong and pointed, and the legs blue-grey. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are paler on the belly.
Like most warblers, Icterine is
insectivorous , but will take other small food items including berries.The song is a fast nasal babbling incorporating mimicry of other species. The call is described as "teck" or "tec, tec, tec".
It is colloquially referred to by
birder s as "Icky".References
External links
* [http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=136117 Icterine Warbler] from BirdGuides
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