Western Orphean Warbler

Curruca hortensis (JF Gmelin, 1789) ORPWA 12720
Family: Passeriformes > Sylviidae

Orphean Warbler was separated in 2001 to form two new species: Eastern and Western Orphean Warbler. Western Orphean Warbler is an extremely rare visitor to Britain, the handful of records mostly coming in the autumn.

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

BTO RECORDS

126 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
126 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 vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

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 Western Orphean 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 Llygad Arian y Gorllewin
Catalan: tallarol emmascarat
Czech: penice mistrovská
Danish: Mestersanger
Dutch: Westelijke Orpheusgrasmus
Estonian: laulu-põõsalind
Finnish: lännenorfeuskerttu
French: Fauvette orphée
German: Orpheusgrasmücke
Hungarian: dalos poszáta
Icelandic: Óðsöngvari
Italian: Bigia grossa
Latvian: parka kaukis
Lithuanian: devynbalse giesmininke
Norwegian: Punersanger
Polish: lutniczka zachodnia
Portuguese: toutinegra-real
Slovak: penica záhradná
Slovenian: svetlooka penica
Spanish: Curruca mirlona occidental
Swedish: herdesångare

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