Olive-tree Warbler
Hippolais olivetorum
Large warbler with long wings. Pale olive-gray overall with whitish underparts. Bill is long and thick with prominent pale orange-yellow lower mandible. Also note the prominent pale mid-wing panel. The tail is long and dark gray, but the tail is not as impressive as in Upcher's Warbler. Much slower-moving than the smaller Hippolais or Iduna species as it hops in bushes and trees. Breeds in open woodlands, Mediterranean scrub, and orchards. During the non-breeding season, found in various habitats including arid zones. Song is a jumbled series of somewhat deep, throaty notes. Call is a deep “chack.”
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Hippolais olivetorum
- Authority
- (Strickland, 1837)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Acrocephalidae
- Genus
- Hippolais
Range and habitat
- Breeding range
- PAL : Croatia and Greece to Bulgaria, Turkey and Israel
- Non-breeding range
- e, se, AF
- Migration
- Complete migrants
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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