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Western Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais opaca [Cabanis, 1850]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
BTO Codes:
, WEOWA
EURING No:
12552
Number in Britain:
Unavailable
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Depleted
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(-) Not Recorded
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
13 cm
Wingspan:
20 cm
Weight:
M/F: 11 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: hupolais , a small ground-nesting bird
and L.: opacus =dark
World Distribution:
BREEDS: s Europe, n Africa, WINTERS: tropical Africa
Habitat:
Arid areas with trees, dry woodland
Diet:
Insects, also fruit in late summer, among foliage
Other Names
Split from H. pallida
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Dutch:
Westelijke vale spotvogel
Finnish:
French:
Hyppolaïs obscure
German:
Blaßspötter-opaca
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish:
Ceolaire Bánlíoch
Italian:
Norwegian:
Polish:
Zaganiacz blady
Portuguese:
Spanish:
Swedish:
Macchiasångare
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