Upcher's Warbler

Hippolais languida

(H. l. languida)

Armenian Name:	Անապատային մորեհավ
Species Status:	Undetermined Species - Species of Special Concern

See Plate 49 for Upcher's Warbler and other similar species

Resident Status:	Breeding bird
Abundance:	Common
Length:	14 cm, Wing Span:20-23 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 273.
Description:	Long bill, flat forehead, pale supercilium and eyering. Brownish-gray above; long dark wings with whitish wing patch. White underparts. Long blackish tail with white edges may appear distinctly brown-toned in flight.
Similar Species:	Olivaceous Warbler and (fall) Icterine Warbler.
Behavior:	Swings tail sideways while feeding.
Habitat:	Brushy semidesert, dry mountain steppe.
Food:	Invertebrates.
Nest:	Cup of stems in small shrub.
Eggs:	19 mm, 4-5, pale pinkish, dark spots.