About the Streaked Scrub Warbler
The streaked scrub warbler, also known simply as the scrub warbler, is a small passerine bird in the family Cettiidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Scotocerca. It is found in northern Africa and south-western Asia. It is a bird of desert fringes, frequenting scrubby areas, ravines and gorges, and is mainly resident, although local movements can occur outside the breeding season.
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ID tip
The streaked scrub warbler is a small, skulking desert warbler which cocks its tail over its back. The adults are grey brown above, finely streaked with dark brown. They have a broad pale supercilium and a thin black eyestripe. The underparts are whitish with reddish flanks and vent, the breast is finely streaked. The tail is graduated and dark brown with a white tip. Juveniles are duller. The song of the streaked scrub warbler is distinctive and is rendered as "zit-zit dweedle-doolredle-doleed"
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan.
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusThe aberrant bush warbler is a species in the bush warbler family, Cettiidae.
Grey-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventerThe grey-bellied tesia is a species of warbler in the family Cettiidae.
Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticepsThe black-faced warbler is a species of bush warbler.
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