Oak Warbler

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Oak Warbler
Plain leaf warbler (Phylloscopus neglectus) .JPG

Oak warbler ( Phylloscopus neglectus )

Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Superfamily : Sylvioidea
Family : Warbler-like (Phylloscopidae)
Genre : Warbler ( Phylloscopus )
Type : Oak Warbler
Scientific name
Phylloscopus neglectus
Hume , 1870

The Eichenlaub singer ( Phylloscopus neglectus ) is a singing bird from the kind of Laubsänger (Phylloscopus) in the family of Phylloscopidae . The oak warbler is not endangered due to its very large distribution area and the apparently stable population according to the IUCN (least concern, LC).

Drawing by the animal painter Gustav Mützel from 1889.

features

The oak warbler is a small, inconspicuously colored warbler, which reaches a body length of 9 to 10 cm. The upper side is uniformly pale gray-brown, the underside is cream-colored with faded yellow-brown and brownish to the chest and flanks on the sides. The eye stripe and reins are dark, the short, indistinct over-eye stripe is pale yellow-brown to cream-colored and the ear - covers are yellow-brown and brown with spots. Tail, hand and arm wings , alula and wing covers are brown, the edges and tips of the feathers are somewhat lighter towards the umbrella feathers and arm wings. Under wing-coverts and axillary feathers are whitish and a little cream-colored or yellow-brown in color.

The beak is black, slightly lighter towards the base, the legs black or blackish brown with dark olive soles. The irises of adult birds are dark brown.

The sexes are similar, they show no clear gender dimorphism . Juvenile oak warblers are a little brown on the top and their plumage is a little looser, especially on the underside.

distribution

The breeding area of the oak warbler includes the mountains of Iran , southern Turkmenistan , eastern Uzbekistan , western Tajikistan , northern and southeastern Afghanistan, and western Pakistan . In winter the oak warbler can be found in its breeding area at a lower altitude or outside of its breeding area further south in the coastal areas of Iran, in central and southern Pakistan, in the United Arab Emirates and in northern Oman.

Habitat and way of life

Oak warblers live in highlands , plateaus and mountains up to 3,000 meters above sea level. The vegetation is characterized by juniper and pistachio thickets , by open, degraded oak forests, by orchards and low bushes in ravines and erosion channels. In winter it lives in tamarisk and juniper bushes, open acacia forests and orchards, often on moist soil. It can be found singly or in pairs, in autumn and winter also in loose groups. It often looks for food with other species of warbler. It is a predominantly arboreal species that is often suspended in the air when ingesting. The oak warbler feeds mainly on small insects and larvae .

Etymology and history of research

Allan Octavian Hume described the oak warbler under the name Phylloscopus neglectus . The type specimens came from Punjab and Doab . In 1826 Friedrich Boie introduced the new genus Phylloscopus for the Fitis ( Phylloscopus trochilus ) ( Linnaeus , 1758) . This name is derived from the Greek words "phyllon, φυλλον " for "leaf" and "skopos, skopeō σκοπος, σκοπεω " for "seeker, seeker, appraise". The specific epithet "neglectus" is the Latin word from "ignored, overlooked" from "neglegere" and "disregard" for "green, to be green".

literature

  • James A. Jobling: Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 .
  • Friedrich Boie: General overview of the ornithological orders, families and genera . In: Isis von Oken . tape 19 , 1826, pp. 969-981 ( online [accessed May 9, 2015]).
  • Allan Octavian Hume: Letter addressed to "The Editor of The Ibis" . In: The Ibis (=  New series ). tape 6 , 1870, p. 136-145 ( online [accessed May 9, 2015]).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Urs N. Glutz von Blotzheim, Kurt M. Bauer: Handbook of the birds of Central Europe. Volume 12/2: Passeriformes. Part 3: Sylviidae. Aula-Verlag, Wiesbaden 1991, p. 1021 ff.
  2. ↑ Phylloscopus neglectus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015.1. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  3. ^ A b c d e Kevin Baker: Warblers of Europe, Asia and North Africa. Christopher Helm, 1997, ISBN 0-7136-3971-7 , pp. 261-262.
  4. ↑ Videos, photos, and sound recordings on Plain Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus neglectus) in the Internet Bird Collection
  5. ↑ P. Clement, GM Kirwan: Plain Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus neglectus). In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, JDA Christie, E. de Juana (Eds.): Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2016. (online)
  6. ^ Allan Octavian Hume, p. 143.
  7. ↑ Friedrich Boie, p. 442.
  8. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 305.
  9. ↑ James A. Jobling, p. 267.

Web links

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