Moltoni's Warbler

Curruca subalpina (Temminck, 1820) MOLWA 12652
Family: Passeriformes > Sylviidae

A small warbler with blue-grey upper-parts and pink underparts, this species was split from the Subalpine Warbler complex. It is a scarce visitor that breeds in northern Italy and on several Mediterranean islands.

The first British record, confirmed by plumage and genetic analysis, was shot on St Kilda in 1894 and is in the collection of the Natural History Museum at Tring.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
75 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
75 records

BTO RECORDS

75 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
75 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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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

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

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.

Biology

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

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

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

Catalan: tallarol de garriga
Czech: penice ligurská
Danish: Makisanger
Dutch: Moltoni's Baardgrasmus
French: Fauvette de Moltoni
German: Ligurien-Bartgrasmücke
Italian: Sterpazzolina di Moltoni
Lithuanian: žilause devynbalse
Norwegian: Maquissanger
Polish: pokrzewka rózowobrzucha
Slovak: penica Moltoniho
Spanish: Curruca subalpina
Swedish: moltonisångare

Links to more information from ConservationEvidence.com

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