Icterine Warbler

Hippolais icterina (Vieillot, 1817)

Icterine Warbler, Hippolais icterina, breeds in central and north-central Europe, extending east to eastern central Russia and northern Kazakhstan, and spends the non-breeding season in southern Africa. It is a passerine in the Acrocephalidae family. In its breeding areas it is linked to woodland rather than closed forest, especially edges, openings and places with scattered trees and taller undergrowth. It also uses copses, orchards, parks, gardens, shelterbelts and tall hedges. It is identified by its large head, broad bill, long wings and short square tail, with grey-green upperparts, pale yellow underparts and a pale wing panel.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Acrocephalidae — Reed Warblers & Allies

Breeding range

Palearctic: c, nc Europe to ec Russia and n Kazakhstan

Nonbreeding range

s AF