Streaked Scrub Warbler
A species of Streaked Scrub Warbler, Also known as Eastern Scrub Warbler, Western Scrub Warbler Scientific name : Scotocerca inquieta Genus : Streaked Scrub Warbler
Streaked Scrub Warbler, A species of Streaked Scrub Warbler
Also known as:
Eastern Scrub Warbler, Western Scrub Warbler
Botanical name: Scotocerca inquieta
Genus: Streaked Scrub Warbler
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Description General Info
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Description
The streaked scrub warbler is a small, skulking desert warbler which cocks its tail over its back. The adults are grey brown above, finely streaked with dark brown. They have a broad pale supercilium and a thin black eyestripe. The underparts are whitish with reddish flanks and vent, the breast is finely streaked. The tail is graduated and dark brown with a white tip. Juveniles are duller. 
Size
10 cm
Feeding Habits
Streaked Scrub Warbler's diet primarily comprises insects, such as caterpillars, beetles, and flies, and seeds, especially in winter. It forages solo or in groups, rummaging on the ground or in foliage, displaying quick, ground-covering movements and tail-cocking when disturbed. Seasonally, streaked Scrub Warbler may join mixed-species flocks.
Habitat
Streaked Scrub Warbler thrives in arid and semi-arid habitats, occupying desert regions with sparse scrub and a particular preference for wadi beds with thicker vegetation. This species is adapted to environments such as sand drainage-line woodlands, vegetated wadis, rocky slope shrublands, and arid steppes. It can also be found in sandy plains dotted with shrubs and in open savannas with dispersed trees, typically avoiding areas impacted by agriculture. Streaked Scrub Warbler ranges broadly across the Sahara-Sindian biome and is known to inhabit altitudes up to 3500 meters in Yemen and breed at heights of 2640 meters in the Sinai region.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
There are currently eight recognised subspecies of streaked scrub warbler: Scotocerca inquieta theresae R. Meinertzhagen, 1939 – Southern Morocco, Western Sahara and the Adrar Region of Mauritania. Scotocerca inquieta saharae (Loche, 1858) – Eastern Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. Scotocerca inquieta inquieta (Cretzschmar, 1830) – Egypt, Israel and northern Arabian Peninsula east to the Persian Gulf. Scotocerca inquieta grisea Bates, 1936 – Western Saudi Arabia, eastern Yemen and Oman. Scotocerca inquieta buryi Ogilvie-Grant, 1902 – Southern Saudi Arabia and western Yemen. Scotocerca inquieta striata (W. E. Brooks, 1872) – South-central Iraq, southern Iran, Pakistan and southern Afghanistan. Scotocerca inquieta montana Stepanyan, 1970 – The mountains of North-eastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, western Tajikistan and northern Afghanistan. Scotocerca inquieta platyura (Severtsov, 1873) – The plains of northern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan and south-western Tajikistan.
Species Status
The streaked scrub warbler has a very wide range and is scarce in some places and common in others. No particular threats have been identified and the population is believed to be steady or declining slightly. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Bush warblers and allies Genus
Streaked Scrub Warbler Species
Streaked Scrub Warbler 
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