Arabian warbler: Difference between revisions

The Arabian warbler is a large member of its genus, with a length of about {{convert|14.5|cm|in|1|abbr=on}}. It has an upright posture, relatively short, rounded wings and a long, graduated tail which it characteristically flicks downwards. The male has a white eye-ring, a blackish-brown hood and tail, greyish-brown upper parts, a whitish throat and pale grey underparts. The female is similar but the hood and tail are chocolate brown and the eye ring is less conspicuous. The song, normally uttered only by the male, is a short melodious, thrush-like bubbling warble, usually sung from an elevated perch, but sometimes sung from cover. The alarm call is a series of quiet "chack"s.<ref name=Helbig>{{cite book|author1=Helbig, Andreas |author2=Gargallo, Gabriel |author3=Shirihai, Hadoram |title=Sylvia Warblers: Identification, taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus ''Sylvia''|url=httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=gyTZKwGPvUMC&pg=PA190 |year=2010 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-4081-3509-9 |pages=190–196}}</ref>