Hippolais polyglotta

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Sylvioidea

Familia: Acrocephalidae
Genus: Hippolais
Species: Hippolais polyglotta
Name

Hippolais polyglotta (Vieillot, 1817)
Synonymy

Sylvia polyglotta (protonym)
Hippolais italica Conrad von Baldenstein, 1827

References

Vieillot, L.P. 1817. Nouveau Dictionnaire d’Histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Par une société de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs. Avec des figures tirées des trois règnes de la nature. Tome 11. 602 pp. + 6 tt. Déterville, Paris. p. 200 BHLReference page.

Vernacular names
aragonés: Barcero
العربية: هازجة ايقاعية
asturianu: Papoxa mariella
български: Бъбрив присмехулник
brezhoneg: Goapaer-Orfeüs
català: Bosqueta vulgar
čeština: Sedmihlásek švitořivý
Cymraeg: Telor pêr
dansk: Spottesanger
Deutsch: Orpheusspötter
English: Melodious Warbler
Esperanto: Melodia hipolao
español: Zarcero común
eesti: Lääne-käosulane
euskara: Sasi-txori arrunt
suomi: Taiturikultarinta
føroyskt: Hermiljómari
français: Hypolaïs polyglotte
Frysk: Spaanske hôfsjonger
galego: Folosa amarela
magyar: Déli geze
italiano: Canapino
Nederlands: Orpheusspotvogel
norsk: Spottesanger
polski: Zaganiacz szczebiotliwy
português: Felosa-poliglota
русский: Многоголосая пересмешка
svenska: Polyglottsångare
Türkçe: Kısa kanatlı sarı mukallit

The melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. This small passerine bird is a species found in open woodland with bushes. Three to five eggs are laid in a nest in a tree or a bush. This is a common bird in many parts of its wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]
Etymology

The genus name Hippolais is from Ancient Greek hupolais, as misspelt by Linnaeus. It referred to a small bird mentioned by Aristotle and others and may be onomatopoeic or derived from hupo,"under", and laas, "stone". The specific polyglotta is from Ancient Greek polus, "many", and glossa, "tongue" and means "harmonious".[2]
Eggs of Hippolais polyglotta MHNT
Melodious warbler near Ouarzazate, Morocco
Description

This is a medium-sized warbler, 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) in length, and similar to its eastern counterpart, the icterine warbler (Hippolais icterina). The adult has a plain brown back and wings, and yellowish underparts. Compared to the icterine warbler, the upper parts are rather browner and the under parts rather yellower. The bill is strong and pointed and the legs are brown. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are paler on the belly. The song is a pleasant babbling. Compared to that of the icterine it is more fluent and sustained but much less varied, and it does not include mimicked sounds. Other vocalisations include a rattling "trrrr", which resembles a house sparrow, a quiet "tuk" and a chattering "chret-chet".[3]
Distribution and habitat

The melodious warbler is a migratory species. It breeds in Western Europe and North Africa, and overwinters in West Africa south of the Sahara Desert. The breeding range extends from the Iberian Peninsula eastwards to Germany and Italy. In northern Africa it breeds in Western Sahara, Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.[1] Its typical habitats include bushy woodland, forest edges, thickets, riverside vegetation, orchards and gardens.[3]
Ecology

Like most warblers, it is mainly insectivorous, but will take other small food items, including berries. Three to five eggs are laid in a nest composed of fine grasses, stems, soft twigs, flakes of bark and lichen.[4]
References

BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Hippolais polyglotta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22714912A111814759. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22714912A111814759.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 192, 313. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
Mark Beaman; Steve Madge (1998). The Handbook of Bird Identification: For Europe and the Western Palearctic. Christopher Helm. p. 667. ISBN 978-0-7136-3960-5.
Svensson, L. and D. A. Christie (19 January 2013). J. del Hoyo; A. Elliott; J. Sargatal; D. A. Christie; and E. de Juana (eds.). "Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) in Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive". Birds of the World Online. 1.0. Lynx Edicions. doi:10.2173/bow.melwar1.01. Retrieved 17 November 2016.