Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin

(S. b. borin, S. b. woodwardi (subspecies uncertain))

Armenian Name:	Այգու շահրիկ

See Plate 49 for Garden Warbler and other similar species

Resident Status:	Breeding bird
Abundance:	Uncommon
Length:	14 cm, Wing Span:20-24.5 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 281.
Description:	Stout drab warbler with gray-brown upperparts and off-white underparts. Stout bill, broad square tail. Pale-tipped flight feathers. Gray neck sides.
Similar Species:	Blackcap, Barred, Marsh, Reed, Olivaceous, and Icterine Warblers.
Behavior:	Rather shy; moves deliberately through vegetation.
Habitat:	Dense scrub, deciduous forest, orchards.
Food:	Invertebrates.
Nest:	Cup of dry stems in low bush or tree.
Eggs:	20 mm, 4-5, color and markings vary.