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Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naevia
(L. n. obscurior)
| Armenian Name: | Սովորական ճռիկահավ |
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| Species Status: | Threatened Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 48 for Grasshopper Warbler and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 12.5 cm, Wing Span:15-19 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 263. |
| Description: | Brown above with faint green tint and dark streaks; off-white below with streaks on long undertail coverts, breast side, and flanks. Short wings and broad rounded tail. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from other warblers by combination of rounded tail and streaks on upperparts and undertail coverts. |
| Behavior: | Very secretive. Sings persistent, high-pitched reeling song from near ground, mostly at dawn and dusk. |
| Habitat: | Marshes, mountain meadows. |
| Food: | Invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Grass cup in side of tussock. |
| Eggs: | 18 mm, 5-6, white, purple spots. |
