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Savi's Warbler

Locustellidae

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Locustella luscinioides

Basic stats

Diet

Insects

Habitat

Reed beds, usually with some bushes; nests in reeds

Range

Breeds in Europe and the western Palearctic; winters in northern and sub-Saharan Africa

Clutch size

3–6 eggs

Size

About 14cm

Savi's warbler is about 14 centimetres long, with uniform dark reddish-brown upperparts that sometimes have a slight greenish tinge, indistinct buff eye-stripes, dark lores and pale brown ear-coverts. The beak is slender and brown, and the chin, throat and belly are whitish-buff, with the rest of the underparts sandy brown. The lack of throat streaks separates it from the river warbler. The song is a trill very like the grasshopper warbler's but slightly lower and less prolonged, often preceded by a series of low ticks that merge into the trill. (Wikipedia, general species account)

This small insect-eating warbler breeds in Europe and the western Palearctic and is migratory, wintering in northern and sub-Saharan Africa. It is found in reed beds, usually with some bushes, and lays three to six eggs in a nest in the reeds. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Quick answers

What does the Savi's Warbler eat?
Insects
What habitat does the Savi's Warbler live in?
Reed beds, usually with some bushes; nests in reeds
Where is the Savi's Warbler found?
Breeds in Europe and the western Palearctic; winters in northern and sub-Saharan Africa
How many eggs does the Savi's Warbler lay?
3–6 eggs
How big is the Savi's Warbler?
About 14cm
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