Savi's Warbler

Locustella luscinioides

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Brief #

Upper-parts are a uniform dark reddish-brown, indistinct buff eye-stripes.

Synonyms #

  • Buscarla unicolor (Spanish)
  • Folosa unicolor (Galician)

Red List Status #

The Savi's Warbler is unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
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Description #

The upper-parts are a uniform dark reddish-brown, sometimes with a slight greenish tinge. It has indistinct buff eye-stripes, dark lores and pale brown ear-coverts. The brown beak is slender and the irises are also brown. The chin, throat and belly are whitish-buff and the rest of the underparts sandy brown. In the breeding season, both upper-parts and underparts are slightly paler. The legs are brown.

Measurements #

Length: 14 - 15 cm
Wingspan: 15 - 20 cm
Weight: 14 - 17 g

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