SylviidaeSylvia

Asian Desert Warbler

Sylvia nana

11.5–11.5 cmVery Small
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Winter visitor. Pakistan and NW India. Small, very distinctive Sylvia. in all plumages has sandy-brown upperparts. rufous rump and uppertail - coverts. and rufous central tail feathers. Iris. base to bill, and legs and feet are yellowish. Scrub in desert and rocky hills.

Colour

Rufous / Red-brownBrown
Average size
11.5 cm
Habitat
Scrub in desert and rocky hills.
Behaviour
Winter visitor.

About this bird

Winter visitor. Pakistan and NW India. Small, very distinctive Sylvia. in all plumages has sandy-brown upperparts. rufous rump and uppertail - coverts. and rufous central tail feathers. Iris. base to bill, and legs and feet are yellowish. Scrub in desert and rocky hills.

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Asian Desert Warbler is bigger than Scaly-breasted Munia but smaller than Aberrant Bush Warbler.