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The Spectacled Warbler, Sylvia conspicillata, is an Old World warbler in the typical warbler genus Sylvia. It breeds in north west Africa, southwest Europe from Iberia to Italy, and then further east on the eastern Mediterranean islands and coastal regions.

This species is mainly resident in Africa, but other 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 more widely in north and west Africa and EgyptJumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah ( In Detail) Official language Arabic Capital Cairo Largest City Cairo President Hosni Mubarak Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif Area Total % water Ranked 29th 1,001,450 km² 0. 6% Population Total (2003) Density Ranked 15th 74,718,797. This bird is a rare vagrant to northern and western Europe.

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 dry open country with bushes. 3-6 eggs are laid in a nest in a bush. Like most warblers, the Spectacled Warbler is insectivorous.

These are very small warblers and most resemble a small, slender and large-headed WhitethroatWhitethroat : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Sylviidae : Sylvia : communis Binomial name Sylvia communis Latham, 1787 The Whitethroat Sylvia communis is a common and widespread Old World warbler which breeds throughout Europe and across much. Spectacled Warblers are brown above and buff, with chestnut wings and a white throat. Adult males have a grey head and the white eye ring which gives the species its name. The song is a fast high warble.

Immature birds can be confused with both the Whitethroat and the Subalpine WarblerSubalpine Warbler : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Sylviidae : Sylvia : cantillans Binomial name Sylvia cantillans Pallas, 1764) The Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans is a small Old World warbler which breeds in the southernmost areas of E, and identification is difficult in the field.