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
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's habitat encompasses a variety of brush-dominated landscapes in broader geographical regions including Western Europe and North Africa, with a wintering range extending into West Africa. This species thrives in places with dense shrubbery such as bushy woodlands, forest edges, and riverside thickets. It is also found in human-modified environments like overgrown orchards, unkempt gardens, and scrubby meadows. Unlike its relative H. icterina, melodious Warbler is less dependent on tall trees, although some tree presence is necessary. During its non-breeding season in Africa, melodious Warbler adapts to wooded savanna habitats.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
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.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Reed warblers Genus
Warbler Species
Melodious Warbler 
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