Adult male Sylvia melanocephala, Methana peninsula, Greece

Description Sylvia melanocephala
Deutsch: Samtkopfgrasmücke
English: Sardinian Warbler
Français : Une Fauvette mélanocéphale
Date 13 April 2009
Source Own work
Author Andreas Trepte http://photo-natur.de/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sardinian_Warbler.jpg

The Sardinian warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) is a common and widespread typical warbler from the Mediterranean region. Like most Sylvia species, it has distinct male and female plumages. The adult male has a grey back, whitish underparts, black head, white throat and red eyes. Plumages are somewhat variable even in the same locality, with the intensity of a reddish hue on upper- and/or underside varies from absent to (in some subspecies) pronounced. The female is mainly brown above and buff below, with a grey head. The Sardinian warblers' song is fast and rattling, and is very characteristic of the Mediterranean areas where this bird breeds. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Sylviidae.