Barred Warbler

Sylvia nisoria

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

Sylviidae

Size:

15.5 cm

Weight:

M 19.5-25 g, F 21.1-28.9 g

Taxonomy:

S. n. merzbacheri (Schalow, 1907)

Short Description:

The largest and most robust of the genus; except in juvenile and first-winter plumages, has distinctive greyish barring on underparts. Stout bill and pale edges and tips to tertials and wing-coverts in all plumages. Adult has greyish upperparts, yellow iris and variable dark barring on whitish underparts.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast

Rare passage migrant through central and eastern parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, except for Ghizer and Diamer. Occurs in shrubby thickets, woodland margins, dense thorny bushes and clearings with rich undergrowth. Generally a forest species.

Forages near ground in bushes, sometimes in canopy in tall trees. Takes invertebrates mainly from leaves; rarely, catches insects on ground or in flight. Mostly insectivorous during breeding season; fruits become steadily more important in diet once breeding finished and just before and during migration.