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Armenian Name: | Ծնկլտան գեղգեղիկ |
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See Plate 49 for Eurasian Chiffchaff, Siberian Chiffchaff and other similar species
Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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Abundance: | Common |
Length: | 10-11 cm, Wing Span:15-21 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 276. |
Description: | P. c. abietinus: Small warbler with short primary extension and blackish legs. ^^^^^^^P. c. tristis (sometimes considered a separate species, Siberian Chiffchaff): short primary extension and blackish legs. Greenish-gray to gray-brown above with white eyering, pale wingbar and contrasting greenish edges to primaries; white to pale gray below. Similar Species- Mountain Chiffchaff, Willow and Greenish Warblers. Behavior- lively bird; often dips tail. Call is a plaintive, descending 2-note whistle. Habitat- shrubs and trees on migration.^^^^^^^ |
Adult: | Grayish brown-green above, white to yellowish below, dark bill. |
Juvenile: | Green-gray upperparts, yellow edges to flight feathers, pale wingbar. |
Similar Species: | Mountain Chiffchaff, Willow and Greenish Warblers. |
Behavior: | Lively; forages from ground to tree tops. Often dips tail. Two-note song is often repeated. |
Habitat: | Woodland; widespread on migration. |
Food: | Invertebrates. |
Nest: | Domed cup of dry grass near ground. |
Eggs: | 17 mm, 4-7, white, dark spots. |