Icterine Warbler

Hippolais icterina (Vieillot, 1817) IC ICTWA 12590
Family: Passeriformes > Acrocephalidae

Like a larger and more robust version of a Willow Warbler, this scarce autumn visitor from central Europe is increasingly also recorded in spring and has been recorded breeding.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter

Identification

Icterine Warbler identification is sometimes difficult.

SONGS AND CALLS

Listen to example recordings of the main vocalisations of Icterine Warbler, provided by xeno-canto contributors.

Call

Song

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

DISTRIBUTION

Most Icterine Warblers recorded in the UK are passage migrants but during Bird Atlas 2007–11

Icterine Warbler breeding distribution 2008-11
Britain and Ireland Breeding Distribution 2008-2011.
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Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

SEASONALITY

Icterine Warbler is a scarce passage migrant, with a pulse of spring records in late May and June sometimes involving singing birds. Autumn passage migrants are typically in August and September.

Weekly occurence of Icterine Warbler from BirdTrack
Weekly occurrence patterns (shaded cells) and reporting rates (vertical bars) based on BirdTrack data. Reporting rates give the likelihood of encountering the species each week.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland

Foreign locations of Icterine Warbler ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland
Encountered in: Winter (Nov-Feb); Spring (Mar-Apr); Summer (May-Jul); Autumn (Aug-Oct)

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Icterine Warbler, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

SURVIVAL & LONGEVITY

View number ringed each year in the Online Ringing Report

BIOMETRICS

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Telor Aur
Catalan: busqueta icterina
Czech: sedmihlásek hajní
Danish: Gulbug
Dutch: Spotvogel
Estonian: käosulane
Finnish: kultarinta
French: Hypolaïs ictérine
German: Gelbspötter
Hungarian: kerti geze
Icelandic: Spésöngvari
Irish: Ceolaire Ictireach
Italian: Canapino maggiore
Latvian: iedzeltenais kaukis
Lithuanian: paprastoji tošinuke
Norwegian: Gulsanger
Polish: zaganiacz (zwyczajny)
Portuguese: felosa-amarela
Slovak: sedmohlások obycajný
Slovenian: rumeni vrtnik
Spanish: Zarcero icterino
Swedish: härmsångare

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