Cetti's Warbler

Cettia cetti

(C. c. orientalis)

Armenian Name:	Լայնապոչ եղեգնաթռչնակ

See Plate 48 for Cetti's Warbler and other similar species

Resident Status:	Breeding bird
Abundance:	Common
Length:	13.5 cm, Wing Span:15-19 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 262.
Description:	Very secretive, with surprisingly loud abrupt song. Broad rounded tail. Uniform dark red-brown above; uniform gray-white below; dull white supercilium.
Behavior:	Skulks low in dense foliage.
Habitat:	Marshes, dense shrubbery up to subalpine zone.
Food:	Invertebrates, berries.
Nest:	Concealed cup of leaves near ground.
Eggs:	18 mm, 4-5, reddish.