Wildlifeof China
Asian Desert Warbler
Warblers & Cisticolas
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Curruca nana
Basic stats
Diet
Insects and small berries
Habitat
Semi-desert and dry steppe with low shrubs
Range
Central and western Asia, east to western Inner Mongolia; winters from Arabia to northwestern India and the northeastern Red Sea coast
Clutch size
4–6 eggs
Size
11.5–12.5cm
The Asian desert warbler is a small, pale warbler measuring 11.5–12.5cm. Both sexes are grey-brown above, whitish below and have browner wings and tail, yellowish legs and bill, and a yellow iris. It commonly feeds on the ground for insects and small berries. Breeding habitat consists of semi-desert and dry steppe with bushes for nesting; four to six eggs are laid in a low shrub. Its breeding range reaches western Inner Mongolia in China. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Asian Desert Warbler eat?
- Insects and small berries
- What habitat does the Asian Desert Warbler live in?
- Semi-desert and dry steppe with low shrubs
- Where is the Asian Desert Warbler found?
- Central and western Asia, east to western Inner Mongolia; winters from Arabia to northwestern India and the northeastern Red Sea coast
- How many eggs does the Asian Desert Warbler lay?
- 4–6 eggs
- How big is the Asian Desert Warbler?
- 11.5–12.5cm