Sardinian Warbler

Curruca melanocephala (JF Gmelin, 1789) VX SARWA 12670
Family: Passeriformes > Sylviidae

Sardinian Warbler, Yoav Perlman

A rare visitor from southern Europe, Sardinian Warbler is most frequently recorded in the spring.

Records from England tend to be earlier in the year than is the case for Scotland, and may sometimes involve singing males.

Select a topic for more facts and statistics about the Sardinian Warbler

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

BTO RECORDS

542 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
542 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.

DISTRIBUTION

This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.

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 Sardinian 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

Welsh: Telor Sardinia
Catalan: tallarol capnegre
Czech: penice belohrdlá
Danish: Sorthovedet Sanger
Dutch: Kleine Zwartkop
Estonian: sametpea-põõsalind
Finnish: samettipääkerttu
French: Fauvette mélanocéphale
German: Samtkopf-Grasmücke
Hungarian: kucsmás poszáta
Icelandic: Hjálmsöngvari
Irish: Ceolaire Sairdíneach
Italian: Occhiocotto
Latvian: Vidusjuras kaukis
Lithuanian: juodagalve sardinine devynbalse
Norwegian: Svarthodesanger
Polish: pokrzewka aksamitna
Portuguese: toutinegra-dos-valados
Slovak: penica sivá
Slovenian: žametna penica
Spanish: Curruca cabecinegra
Swedish: sammetshätta

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