Sykes’s Warbler

Sykes’s Warbler
Sykes’s Warbler
Recordings 
Scientific Name 
Iduna rama
Arabic Name 
دخلة سايكس
Kuwaiti name 
مطرق
Family 
Reed warblers
Length 
12.0 cm
Least Concern
Kuwait Specialty
Similar species 
Booted Warbler

In Kuwait

Migrant
Rare
Non-breeder

Information

Scarce passage migrant. Formerly considered a race of the Booted Warbler due to similar appearance. Identification in the field requires prolonged observation, attention to details or a good rendition of the bird’s song.
Where in Kuwait 
It is a small passerine found in open country with bushes and other tall vegetation and has been recorded in the west at Al Abraq in acacia habitat and east at Jahra Pools in Casarina habitat
In the world 
It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Booted Warbler, but is now considered a full species. Its breeding range is from northeast Arabia to Afghanistan. Like the Booted Warbler, many populations of the species migrate in winter to the Indian subcontinent as far south as Sri Lanka. Sykes's is larger and greyer than Booted, and most resembles an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler.
Local threats 
Habitat loss and degradation