Eurasian River Warbler
Locustella fluviatilis
Armenian Name: |
Գետային ճռիկահավ |
See Plate 48 for Eurasian River Warbler and other similar species
Resident Status: |
Casual |
Length: | 13 cm, Wing Span:19-22 cm
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Distribution Map: |
Map 264. |
Description: |
Uniform dull brown above; off-white below with gray-brown flanks, blotched breast. Broad rounded tail; long, broadly and neatly pale-tipped undertail coverts. |
Similar Species: |
Differs from Savi's Warbler by mottled breast, broad pale tips on undertail coverts, and song. |
Behavior: |
Extremely shy and secretive. Song is a pulsing trill. |
Habitat: |
Grasslands, sedge meadows, thickets. |
Food: |
Invertebrates. |