Garden Warbler - description, habitat, interesting facts

About 20 species of birds belong to the genus Slavkov, which have a lot in common. They are small, agile and sing beautifully. The color of the plumage in representatives of the species is predominantly gray and brown. Small areas of the body are white and black, and some species have pink and red colors. The body length of most warblers is about 15 cm. It weighs about 20 g.

What eats

In the summer they eat insects. The diet includes flies, mosquitoes, caterpillars. In the cold season, they eat berries and seeds.

Living in nature

They live almost throughout Eurasia, as well as in the northern regions of Africa.

Most members of the genus are migratory birds. They live, as a rule, at the edge of the forest, in a city park.

Types of Warblers

1. Atlas. Lives in northern Africa, as well as in the southern latitudes of Europe. Body length - about 13 cm. Breeds at high altitude - 1200-2400 m. Spends the winter in Morocco.
2. African Desert. Small in size - the size and weight of birds is 12 cm and 10 g. The stomach is white and the back is brown. The color of the beak and legs of these African inhabitants is yellow. As the name implies, they live in Africa. Does not apply to migrants.
3. White-haired. Males have gray plumage on their backs and pink feathers on their stomachs. White stripes are visible on the tail. Females on the back are painted gray-brown. The abdomen is white. For the winter flies to the Red Sea. You can meet in the Caucasus, as well as in Turkey.
4. Mountain. It weighs about 16 g. Lives in the mountains on the territory of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan. For the winter flies to India. Length - 13-15 cm.
5. Yemeni Titmouse. Lives in the territory of Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
6. Spectacled. In appearance it looks like a gray warbler. Distributed in Europe. Body length - about 12-14 cm. It weighs less than 10 g. Her wings are brown. The plumage is gray on the head, brown on the back, and pinkish on the abdomen.
7. Songwriter. The abdomen is white. Lives in Asia and in the southern forests of Europe. The head of representatives of the species is decorated with a black "hat".
8. Pie. It lives in the Asian savannah. Can live at an altitude of up to 2000 m.
9. Provencal. The length of this representative of the genus is 11-15 cm. The plumage on the body is gray above and red below. Lives in the southern regions of Europe.
10. Deserted. Lives in Africa and Asia. The plumage is yellowish above, white-red below. The beak is yellow.
11. Gardening. Lives in Europe and Siberia. Plumage is monophonic. It has a gray-brown color with a slightly pronounced green tint. The lower body is white.
12. Sardinian. Lives in the southern part of Europe. It has a large beak. On the back, the plumage is painted in gray, and on the stomach it is painted in a brick shade. The legs are red.
13. Gray. On the back there is a gray-brown plumage, and on the head and sides it is ashen. The belly is pinkish. Lives in Eurasia and northern Africa. Sparrow-sized.
14. Ruppel. The color is gray. The wings are black. These birds live in Turkey, Greece. The color of the tail is white and black.
15. Curl. Lives in the center of Europe. It weighs about 14 g. The plumage is brown.
16. Mediterranean Lives in Italy and Spain. The plumage on the upper part of the males of this species is dark gray, the lower is lighter. The head is painted black. Females have a gray head. In this case, the backs of females of Mediterranean glory are brown.
17. Subalpine. Lives in the Mediterranean. The length of these birds is 12 cm. The back is gray in color, the stomach is lighter. On the chest there is a strip of white.
18. Black-headed. Habitat - North Africa, Europe. They weigh about 21 g. The color is brown-gray. The males have a black “hat”, while the females have it painted in red color.
19. Hawk. There is hawk warbler in Europe.The body length of the representatives of the species is 18 cm. It weighs up to 30 g. The plumage from above is gray with a slightly greenish tint. On the belly of a bird, the color resembles a hawk. Hence the name.

Gender differences

Sexual deformism is present in some species. It is weakly expressed. The gray-brown color allows masking in shrubs.

Content

Quite well take root at home. By the nature of peace.

Keep warm in a spacious cage. It should have a perch and a container where a warbler could bathe.

You can feed the grain mixture, as well as berries, fruits. During the nesting period it is necessary to give animal food in the form of insects.

Breeding

When kept in pairs, they can multiply. It is necessary to lay or plant vegetation in the cage, which they will use as material for the nest. Eggs in clutch 5-8, which parents hatch alternately.

Interesting Facts

1. They lead a secretive lifestyle, but in the city park you can hear the singing of glavka.
2. They migrate at night, the reference point for them is the polar star.
3. In nature, they can live up to 10 years. And in captivity - up to 12.

Singing

Both males and females sing loudly. Singing features vary by species. For some it is rhythmic, for others it is more gentle. They copy the singing of other birds, and when kept at home they can copy a person.

Video: Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)