Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Sykes's Warbler (Hippolais rama) - HBW 11, p. 636
French: Hypolaïs rama
German: Steppenspötter
Spanish: Zarcero de Sykes
Taxonomy: Sylvia rama Sykes, 1832, Deccan, India.
Recent molecular-genetic studies suggest that this species and H. caligata, H. opaca and H. pallida are closer to Acrocephalus than to current congeners and could be placed in a separate genus, Iduna. Was formerly regarded as conspecific with H. caligata, but recent work has revealed that the two have apparently overlapping breeding ranges, and differ in mitochondrial DNA, song, habitat and morphology. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds from lower R Volga E to E Kazakhstan (L Balkhash) and extreme W China (W & C Xinjiang), S to S Iran, Afghanistan and NW & W Pakistan, also NW Oman; non-breeding Indian Subcontinent.
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A bird perched
Locality Anaikutty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 13 March 2010 17 weeks ago 3.9 -
adult male
Locality Kazakhstan
AurélienAudevard 3 June 2007 2 years ago 3.7 -
with food for nestlings
Locality Xinjiang, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 15 June 2008 2 years ago 3.3 -
This warbler was found in a shrubby area beside a lake. This is a winter visitor to this region. It had lost it's tail perhaps a
Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 21 December 2010 1 year ago 3.3 -
adult male
Locality Kazakhstan
AurélienAudevard 3 June 2007 2 years ago 3 -
A bird perched
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 26 March 2011 28 weeks ago 2.7
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