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,תרכינ הרוצב םיטלוב היעבצ ,המונצו הנטק . הקורי תיולעל המוד :םירה תיולע | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
Phylloscopus nitidus N Turkey, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, N Iran and NW Afghanistan. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.10 cm, 7-9 g, wingspan 16-20 cm. Small, fairly slim Phylloscopus, typically rather boldly marked and strongly colored. Plumage usually pure olive-green above and pale yellow below, with long yellow supercilium and yellow below, and yellow cheeks, but with 1-2 pale wing-bars and dark legs.Sexes similar, little seasonal variation. Habitat.Breeds in lower middle latitudes of central Palearctic, in mountains from foothills to 3000 m, occupying bottomland forests in lowlands but occurring more typically in mountain forests of all kinds, as well as in subalpine meadows, thickets along mountain rivers, and ravines, and on slopes above 1000 m. Ascends to treeline, frequenting beech, juniper, and thick undergrowth.Food and FeedingMainly insects and small spiders. Typically forages in upper tree layer.Breeding.Jun-Jul in N-W Caucasus, May in Georgia, late My in Iran. Nest site, on ground in the open, usually at base of tall herb or in moss, or in shallow crevice in stream bank or slope.Nest spherical with side entrance, loosely constructed of dry leaves, moss, grass, rootlets, small twigs, and very small amount of horse hair, lined with finer material, sometimes including fur or feathers. Thick well-lined floor and thinner roof. 4-5 eggs, sub-elliptical, smooth and glossy, white, unmarked. Incubation 14-16 days, by female only. Movements.Migratory, moving mostly south-east to winter in southern India, and Sri Lanka. Migration route chiefly follows mountain river valleys and passes: Elburz mountains in N Iran and adijoining areas of Turkmeniya, and apparently primarily Hari Rud and Kabul river basins in Afghanistan.Status and ConservationNot globally threatened. No information on numbers or trends.Israel.In Israel subspecies Phylloscopus nitidus straggler, photographed and released in EIlot, (near Eilat). |
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