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Orphean Warbler
Orphean warbler is the name of: *Eastern Orphean warbler ''Sylvia crassirostris'' *Western Orphean warbler ''Sylvia hortensis'' Birds by common name {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Orphean Warbler
The eastern Orphean warbler (''Curruca crassirostris'') is a typical warbler of the genus ''Curruca''. This species occurs in summer around the Mediterranean, through the Balkans via Turkey, the Caucasus and surrounding regions to Central Asia. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. At 15–16 cm length—somewhat larger than a blackcap—this is one of the largest species of typical warblers. The adult males have a plain grey back. The bill is long and pointed and the legs black. The male has a dark grey head, black eye mask, and white throat. The iris is white. Females and immatures have a paler head and reddish underparts; their grey back has a brownish tinge. The iris is dark in young birds. The song is a series of warbling ' and scolding notes. Its song is more varied than that of the western Orphean warbler, approaching the Nightingale in richness. These small passerine birds are found in open deciduous woodland. 4–6 eggs are laid in a nest in a bush or t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Orphean Warbler
The western Orphean warbler (''Curruca hortensis'') is a typical warbler of the genus ''Curruca''. This species occurs in summer around the Mediterranean, through western Europe and extending into northwest Africa. It is migratory, wintering in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a rare vagrant to northern and north-western Europe. Taxonomy and etymology The English name refers to the mythical musician and singer Orpheus. The specific ''hortensis'' is Latin for "of a garden", from ''hortus'', "garden". Two subspecies are unequivocally accepted,Snow, David W.; Perrins, Christopher M.; Doherty, Paul & Cramp, Stanley (1998). ''The complete birds of the western Palaearctic on CD-ROM''. Oxford University Press. . but they are now usually considered separate species.Helbig, A. J. (2001). Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus ''Sylvia'', in: Shirihai, Hadoram: ''Sylvia warblers'': 24-29. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. Jønsson, Knud A. & Fjeldså, Jon (2006). A phylogenetic supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
