Radde's Warbler
Bart Warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi )
The beard Warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi ) is a North Asian species of the family of the warbler -like. There are no described subspecies.
Although the breeding areas of the beard warblers are more than 3,000 kilometers away, vagrants are very rarely observed in Central Europe. The observations come mainly from the North Sea coast.
Description
The beard Warbler reaches a body length of twelve to thirteen inches. Males weigh on average just under fourteen grams, the females, however, thirteen grams.
The distribution area of the beard warbler extends from the region of Sakhalin over the Amur basin to north- eastern China and northern Korea. In western direction of propagation of the beard Warbler comes through the south of Siberia prior to Central Siberia on the upper Ob. There are no European breeding population.
The winter quarters of the beard warbler is the Southeast Asia from China to Myanmar. They start from September to move away from the breeding area and reach the northern edge of their winter quarters in late October. The retreat begins in mid- March and the breeding places are reached again in mid-May.
The habitat is open woods, which have a well-developed herb or shrub layer. It also comes on the outskirts dense taiga ago and settled in the mountains and at the upper forest border. The diet consists of spiders and insects. The food is mainly sought in the herb - and lower shrub layer.