Dartford Warbler

Females of the Dartford warbler

The Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata ) is a passerine bird in the genus of warblers (Sylvia ).

Features

The Dartford Warbler is about 10 to 15 inches long.

The plumage of the male is colored gray at the top and at the top, while the bottom has a more reddish hue. The red-colored throat has white patches. When females are the various colors, especially on the throat, not so striking to bear and only appear pale. The underside is colored more brown in them.

The song is heard as a striking, rather rattling trills.

Food

The Provence warblers are insectivorous, but also take berries.

Habitat and Distribution

The habitat of Provence warblers extends over the warmer parts of southwestern Europe up into the north-west Africa. They often settle in near-coastal heathland. The main breeding area extends from southern England to the south of Italy. You are localized as resident birds in general, although migratory behavior also has been observed to a limited extent.

Reproduction

The Dartford warbler builds its nests in low bushes, like also in the area of gorse. The nest consists of three to six eggs. The survival rate of the young is high, so that conditional acceptance of the populations are regularly compensated by hard winter.