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Menetries's Warbler
Syliva mystacea (probably ssp mystacea)

(Above) Irkayya Farm, Qatar, 10 October 2012 (EOS 7D, 300mm f2.8 + 2x Extender)

S. m. mystacea has a salmon pink to brick red throat (visible in the lower image) contrasting with obvious white moustache (again, visible in the lower image) while S. m. rubescens has a pale whitish throat with little or no pink tinge in adult male birds.

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Menetries's Warbler Syliva mystacea (probably ssp mystacea) (Above) Irkayya Farm, Qatar, 10 October 2012 (EOS 7D, 300mm f2.8 + 2x Extender) S. m. mystacea has a salmon pink to brick red throat (visible in the lower image) contrasting with obvious white moustache (again, visible in the lower image) while S. m. rubescens has a pale whitish throat with little or no pink tinge in adult male birds.
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