top of page
Birds and Butterflies of Rhodes
RODOPTERA
Iduna pallida
Eastern olivaceous warbler. Greek: ωχροστριτσίδα. Gadouras River, May 2022.
Breeding migrant, widespread in small numbers. April to September. Length 12-14 cm, wingspan 18-21 cm. Sexes similar. Drab grey-brown above, pale below. Open flat areas with bushes, often near water bodies. Feeds on insects taken off plants, on ground, in air. Nests low in bushes, marked preference for tamarisk. Flicks tail downward. Repetitive scratchy song.
bottom of page