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Icterine Warbler

Hippolais icterina

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About the Icterine Warbler

The icterine warbler (Hippolais icterina) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in mainland Europe except the southwest, where it is replaced by its western counterpart, the melodious warbler. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Hippolais icterina
Family
Reed Warblers and Allies
Order
Passeriformes

Similar species

Other members of the reed warblers and allies family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
  • Millerbird Acrocephalus familiaris
  • Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon

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