Desert Warbler

Sexes are almost identical in both. This is a small warbler with a sand-coloured back and head, whitish underparts, and a yellow eye. Like its relatives, it is insectivorous, but will also take berries. The song is a distinctive jingle often given in an advertisement flight.

The Desert Warbler is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Desert Warblers are typical warblers which consist of two distinctive forms. These were previously treated as subspecies, but are now given specific status. They are still each other's closest living relatives, and their relationships to other typical warblers are not clear. They may be somewhat close to the Whitethroat (which in turn is not close to the Lesser Whitethroat). Particularly, female Whitethroats look much like a richly-colored Asian Desert Warbler minus supercilium. More

Desert warbler perched in a bush Desert warbler perched in a bushPrint factsheet Facts - French: Fauvette Naine Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Genus Sylvia (1) Status More

Images Desert warbler perched in a bush Desert warbler perched in a bush Species related by - * Family group * Habitat * Conservation status * * View image slideshow * Link to this image * Email to a friend * More

Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana) on Saltholm, Denmark - More

The Desert Warbler is an Old World warbler which has two distinctive forms. These were previously treated as subspecies, but are now given specific status. African Desert Warbler, Sylvia deserti is a resident breeder in northwest Africa. Asian Desert Warbler, Sylvia nana breeds in south central temperate Asia. This form is migratory, wintering in north easternmost Africa, Arabia and India. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Asian Desert Warbler is classed as Mega: species which have not yet occurred in the British Isles or are exceedingly rare, or are otherwise highly desirable. More

Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana) is a winter visitor in north-west India. Size: 12 cm Identification: A tiny sand-coloured warbler with whitish underparts, and a rufous tail and rump. Yellow iris (eyes) and yellowish legs, feet and bill. Sexes almost identical. This Warbler is very similar to African Desert Warbler (Sylvia deserti). It takes insects and small berries for food. The song is a distinctive jingle. More

Desert Warbler (in part) Swedish Saharasångare German Saharagrasmücke German syn. Wüstengrasmücke-deserti Estonian Sahara põõsalind French Fauvette du Sahara Hungarian Szahara-poszáta Latvian Sahāras ķauķis Dutch Afrikaanse Woestijngrasmus Norwegian Saharasanger Started 2009-08-09 22:15 This page was last updated 2010-04-09 13:50:57 © GlobalTwitcher. More

* Asian desert warbler - a wadi in the Arava Valley after a flood this singing asian form individual was enjoying a green spot in the extremly dry Arava valley Israel (ssp nana) Shai Agmon 5 March 2009 10 weeks ago 3.5 * A bird on a bush Merzouga, Morocco (ssp deserti) Aleix Comas 29 March 2009 1 year ago 3. More