- Conservation Status
- Least Concern
- Location
- Erbil district Governorate: Erbil
- Nearest City
- Erbil
- Coordinates
- 36.350806, 44.117353
A beautiful wetland-edge migrant with strong aesthetic and cultural value for birdwatchers. Role in nature: it feeds on insects in reeds, muddy edges and damp scrub; threats include wetland drainage, reed cutting, water pollution and loss of migration stopovers.
Project contributors: Dr. Korsh Ararat, Mohammed Dler and Rawezh Osman.
Photo Credit: Photographer to confirm: Dr. Korsh Ararat or Rawezh Osman