Melodious Warbler
A species of Warbler Scientific name : Hippolais polyglotta Genus : Warbler
Melodious Warbler, A species of Warbler
Botanical name: Hippolais polyglotta
Genus: Warbler
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Description
The melodious Warbler is known for its beautiful song. It has a distinctive plumage of olive-green and yellow on its back and wings and a white belly. This active bird feeds on insects and spiders and is a migratory species, spending its winters in West Africa and returning to breed in Western Europe and North Africa in the spring. It is often found in gardens, orchards, and forests.
Size
14 cm
Colors
Green
Yellow
Gray
Life Expectancy
1-5 years
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Melodious Warbler predominantly consumes insects, complementing its diet with small food items and berries. Melodious Warbler's foraging involves actively searching foliage. It has no unique dietary adaptations or preferences noted.
Habitat
Melodious Warbler occupies brushy terrains across Western Europe, North Africa, and wintering in West Africa. Favoring dense vegetation, their habitats include bushy woodlands, forest fringes, and riverside thickets. Adaptability leads them to overgrown orchards and unkempt gardens as well as open, tree-dotted savannas during African non-breeding seasons.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Sounds
Song
Recording location: Belgium
Call
Recording location: France
Song
Recording location: France
Distribution Area
The melodious warbler is a migratory species. It breeds in Western Europe and North Africa, and overwinters in West Africa south of the Sahara Desert. The breeding range extends from the Iberian Peninsula eastwards to Germany and Italy. In northern Africa it breeds in Western Sahara, Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. Its typical habitats include bushy woodland, forest edges, thickets, riverside vegetation, orchards and gardens.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Reed warblers Genus
Warbler Species
Melodious Warbler