Melodious warbler

Hippolais polyglotta

The melodious warbler is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus "Hippolais". It breeds in southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.
Melodious warbler Melodious warbler - Hippolais polyglotta Acrocephalidae,Animalia,Aves,Bird,Chordata,Europe,Geotagged,Greece,Hippolais polyglotta,Melodious warbler,Passeriformes,Passerine,Summer,Wildlife

Appearance

This small passerine bird is a species found in open woodland with bushes. 3-5 eggs are laid in a nest in a tree or a bush.

This is a medium-sized warbler, 12–13 cm in length, and similar to its eastern counterpart, icterine warbler. The adult has a plain brown back and wings, and yellowish underparts. The bill is strong and pointed and the legs are brown. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are paler on the belly.
Melodious warbler  France,Geotagged,Hippolais polyglotta,Melodious warbler

Behavior

The song is a pleasant babbling.

Food

Like most warblers, it is insectivorous, but will take other small food items, including berries.

References:

Some text fragments are auto parsed from Wikipedia.

Status: Least concern
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyAcrocephalidae
GenusHippolais
SpeciesH. polyglotta
Photographed in
France
Greece