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The Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It was formerly considered a single species, but is now usually considered as two forms with species status. These are Booted Warbler, which breeds from central Russia to western China, and Sykes' Warbler, Hippolais rama, breeding from northeast Arabia to AfghanistanAfghanistan ( Dari/ Pashtu: Afgnistn is a country in Central Asia. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China in the easternmost part of the country. It is among the. Both populations migrateLong-distance land bird migration Many species of land birds migrate very long distances, the most common pattern being for birds to breed in the temperate or arctic northern hemisphere and winter in warmer regions, often in the tropics or the southern he to winter in the IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy.n subcontinent south to Sri LankaThe Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon before 1972) is a tropical island nation off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known in ancient times as Lanka Lankadweepa (meaning "Resplendent Land" in Sanskrit), Taprobane an.

These small passerineMany, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes . More than half of all species of bird are passerines. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds the passerines are one of the most spectacularly successful v birds are found in open country with bushes and other tall vegetation. 3-4 eggs are laid in a nest in a bush or vegetation. Like most warblers, these are insectivorous.

These are small warblers, especially compared to others in their genus. They are pale brown (weak tea) above and whitish below with buff flanks. The outer tail feathers have pale edges. They have a short pale supercilium, and the bill is strong and pointed. Sykes' is larger and greyer than Booted, and most resembles an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler.