Cyprus Warbler

The Warbler (Sylvia melanothorax ) is a passerine bird in the genus of warblers (Sylvia ). It occurs in Cyprus.

Description

The Warbler is 12.5 to 13.5 inches tall. She sees the Sardinian warbler very similar, but the shield springs, coverts and large coverts have broad whitish edges. The eye-ring is thin and white. The underside is bright, the edges are gray - beige. The under tail-coverts have dark centers. The beak is yellow - based pink.

The male is spotted throughout coarse dark on the bottom. The head is black, the back gray. The female is mottled only on chest and throat. The head is gray, the back is gray-brown.

Voice

The mating call is a guttural, schnalzendes " zreck ". When alarm calls hoarse and pulled " tschreh tschreh ". The warning cry is light rattling "ze - ze- ze- ze- ze ... "

The singing is dry, bumpy twittering and some uneven. He is slow, relatively monotonous and contains almost no bright whistling.

Habitat and Distribution

The Warbler lives in open landscapes ( maquis ) in Cyprus. The nest is positioned low in a bush. It is a migratory bird that overwinters in wadis in Israel, Jordan and the Sinai.

Food

The diet consists of insects, spiders and berries.