First record of the Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides in the Maltese Islands
On 9th December, 2002 a bird which when extracted from a mist-net at the Ghadira Nature Reserve was presumed to be a Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita, the only leaf warbler usually present at the time, on closer examination turned out to be a Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides. When the bir...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Birdlife Malta
2010
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| Online Access: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/36407 |
| Summary: | On 9th December, 2002 a bird which when extracted from a mist-net at the Ghadira Nature Reserve was presumed to be a Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita, the only leaf warbler usually present at the time, on closer examination turned out to be a Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides. When the bird was taken out of the bird-bag to be ringed it was immediately noticed that it had very white underparts and a conspicuous broad wing bar. Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis initially came to mind; however, the wing formula did not agree with this species. N/A |
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