• Length: 13 cm

• Description: Males have solid black head with white throat, grey body and red eye ring. Females have lighter grey head; immature and fall adults have grey brown head with white eye ring. Males have bright red eyes. They are much darker than all similar species.

• Flight: Very active, darting from bush to bush with half spread tail, displaying white outer tail feathers.

• Feed: Insects and soft fruits.

Sardinian Warbler  (Sylvia melanocephala)
Typical inhabitant of maquis scrub, very secretive, often the only clue to its presence is its call. They are mainly residents but some birds migrate.