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Melodious Warbler

(Hippolais polyglotta)
German name(s): "Orpheusspötter"
Size: 12-13 cm

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Melodious Warbler at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

PAIR

Frontal view of a pair of Melodious Warblers, one of which has caught an insect (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, June 2019]

Sex unknown

Frontal view of a Melodious Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2018]

Frontal view of a Melodious Warbler looking sideways (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, June 2015]

Near-frontal view of a Melodious Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, August 2022]

Partly obscured near-frontal view of a Melodious Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, June 2015]

Near-lateral view of a Melodious Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2015]

Lateral view of a Melodious Warbler (photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[Near Melun, 30 km South of Paris, France, July 2020]

Lateral view of a Melodious Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2015]

Lateral view of a Melodious Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, August 2022]

Lateral view of a Melodious Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2018]

Lateral view of a Melodious Warbler calling from a prominent perch (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2017]

Lateral/ventral view of a Melodious Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, August 2019]

Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Melodious Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, August 2019]

Dorsal view of a Melodious Warbler looking sideways (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2018]

Food, Diet

Near-frontal view of a Melodious Warbler with its catch, a flying insect (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, June 2019]

Near-frontal view of a Melodious Warbler with its catch, a flying insect (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, June 2019]

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

melwarb_jp_20180505.m4a (Portugal) Territorial song? © JP
melwarb_jp_20190608.m4a (Portugal) Territorial song? © JP
melwarb_jp_20190614.m4a (Portugal) Warning call(?) © JP
melwarb_jp_20190614_2.m4a (Portugal) Warning call(?) © JP
melwarb_jp_20190606.m4a (Portugal) Warning calls(?), Q&A © JP

More Melodious Warbler sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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