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'''Common Name:''' Icterine Warbler<br>
'''Scientific Name:''' Hippolais icterina

'''Size:''' 4.7-5.3 inches (12-13.5 cm); Wingspan: 7.5-9.1 inches (19-23 cm)

'''Habitat:''' Europe; breeds in mainland Europe except the southwest, where it is replaced by its western counterpart, Melodious Warbler. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. 

It is found in open deciduous woodland with bushes and also parks and gardens, often near water.

'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global population:''' 11,200,000-28,400,000 individuals.  The population is suspected to be in decline in part owing to competition from ''H. polyglotta'' in the west of the range. In Europe, trends since 1980 show that populations have undergone a moderate decline.

'''Diet:''' Insects, fruit and berries. Icterine warblers eat mostly insects, although they will also eat berries in the summer.

'''Nesting:'''  Sexes are alike. Icterine Warblers resemble the more common Willow Warbler, but are larger and particularly have larger heads. They have greyish green upper parts and pale yellow under parts. The pale edges of their secondary wing feathers form a pale wing panel that stands out on their otherwise dark wings. Their tails have a straight edged tip and white edging on their outermost feathers. Their wings are relatively long, reflected in the length of the protruding tips of their primary wing feathers compared to the length of their tertial feathers.

Younger birds have paler yellow or even whitish under parts with no yellow coloring, making them resemble the rare Olivaceous Warbler (which can be distinguished by its much shorter primary wing feathers). Icterine Warblers have bluish grey legs, dark brown irises, and brown beaks with a broad base (lower mandible yellowish pink). Bright orange coloring may be seen in the gapes of singing Icterine Warblers.  

Elderberry is its first choice for making its nest, which is made of skillfully woven grass, spiders’ webs and beard lichen, covered with birch bark scales and lichen, and lined with hair, root fibers and thin grass stalks in between the branches.  There are usually 4–6 eggs laid in the deep bowl-shaped nest.

'''Cool Facts:'''  The term ''icterine'' refers to its yellowish coloration. Birders refer to this bird as an “Icky”

The song is a fast nasal babbling incorporating mimicry of other species. The call is described as "''teck''" or "''tec, tec, tec''". 
 


'''Found in Songbird Remix Woodland Jewels'''