Thick-billed warbler facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Thick-billed warbler |
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Arundinax
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aedon
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| Distribution of Thick-billed Warbler Breeding Non-breeding | |
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The thick-billed warbler (Arundinax aedon) is a small bird that lives in the eastern Palearctic region. This area stretches from southern Siberia all the way to western Mongolia. These birds are migratory, which means they travel long distances. They spend their winters in warmer, tropical places like South Asia and South-east Asia. Sometimes, a thick-billed warbler might fly off course and end up in western Europe, but this is very rare.
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About the Thick-billed Warbler
The thick-billed warbler is a type of passerine bird, which means it's a perching bird. You can usually find them in places with lots of plants, like tall reeds, thick bushes, and dense undergrowth. They build their nests in low trees, and the female usually lays five or six eggs.
What Does It Look Like?
This warbler is quite large for a warbler, growing to be about 16 to 17.5 centimeters (6.3 to 6.9 inches) long. That's almost as big as a great reed warbler! Adult thick-billed warblers have a plain brown back and light, buff-colored feathers on their belly. They don't have many bright or obvious markings. Their forehead is rounded, and their beak is short and pointed.
Both male and female thick-billed warblers look the same, which is common for many warbler species. Young birds, however, have a slightly richer buff color on their undersides.
What Do They Eat?
Like most warblers, the thick-billed warbler mainly eats insects. However, they will also eat other small creatures they can find.
Their Song
The thick-billed warbler has a song that is fast and loud. It sounds a bit like the song of a marsh warbler. They are known for mimicking other birds' calls and adding their own special whistles to their song.
Where Did Its Name Come From?
The scientific name for the thick-billed warbler is Arundinax aedon. The first part, Arundinax, comes from two older words. Arundo is a Latin word meaning "reed," and anax is an Ancient Greek word meaning "master." So, it's like "master of the reeds."
The second part, aedon, comes from the Ancient Greek word for nightingale. In Greek mythology, there's a story about a woman named Aëdon who was turned into a nightingale.
Images for kids
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A thick-billed warbler perched on a branch.
