The Sardinian warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) is a common and widespread typical warbler from the Mediterranean region, placed in the order of Passeriformes and in the Sylviidae family.
In Italy is a non-migrant and nesting bird that can be permanently found in inner-areas or in coast areas of Salerno. The principal habitats of its reproduction are the wide-open bushy areas and thin forests of low altitudes.
The adult male has a grey back, whitish underparts, black head, white throat and red eyes.The female is mainly brown above and buff below, with a grey head and it is similar to juveniles. Its nutrition consists of insects, larvae, and in late summer is fed also with some figs and seeds of many plants. The Sardinian warbler's song is fast and rattling, and it is very characteristic of the Mediterranean areas where this bird breeds.
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BirdLife International 2004. Sylvia melanocephala. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Versione 2010.1
Mario Spagnesi, Lorenzo Serra - Uccelli d'Italia - Ministero dell'ambiente e della tutela del territorio, Direzione conservazione della natura, 2003