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Barred Warbler
Curruca nisoria (Bechstein, 1792)
≈17 cmLength25 cmWingspan22 gWeight
The male’s underside is covered in barring, and the species is the largest in its group of warblers.
Busiest months: May · Most records: Israel, United Kingdom, Türkiye
How to identify
Field marks
- Gray upperparts; whitish underparts
- Male’s underside covered in barring
- Adult’s iris yellow
- Adult male’s wing coverts and tail feathers have white tips
Male, female and young
The female is slightly paler, with only faint barring; juveniles have very little barring and a dark iris.
Voice
The song is melodious chatter, like that of Garden Warbler, with clear notes, but harsher, less rounded and slightly higher in pitch.
Where and when it's recorded
Barred Warbler has been recorded at 413 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 71 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Jerusalem Bird ObservatoryIsrael1,516 records
- International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE)Israel460 records
- Aras Kuş Halkalama İstasyonuTürkiye407 records
More places
- Mushrif Palace GardensUnited Arab Emirates371 records
- Fair IsleUnited Kingdom327 records
- Spurn Bird Observatory Recording AreaUnited Kingdom245 records
- Tsavo West NP – Ngulia LodgeKenya136 records
- Gazelle ValleyIsrael130 records
- Chorokhi River DeltaGeorgia128 records
- St Mary'sUnited Kingdom126 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The barred warbler (Curruca nisoria) is a species of bird in the warbler family Sylviidae which breeds across temperate regions of central and eastern Europe and western and central Asia. This passerine bird is strongly migratory, and winters in tropical eastern Africa.
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Questions
How big is the Barred Warbler?
The Barred Warbler is about ≈17 cm long, with a wingspan of 25 cm and weighs around 22 g.
Where does the Barred Warbler live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: central. It is most often recorded in Israel, United Kingdom and Türkiye.
When is the best time to see the Barred Warbler?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Barred Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Barred Warbler as Least Concern.
What does the Barred Warbler eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Barred Warbler in?
It belongs to the family Sylviid Babblers (Sylviidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈17 cm
- Wingspan
- 25 cm
- Weight
- 22 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 88 mm
- Tail
- 72 mm
- Bill
- 16 mm
- Tarsus
- 24 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: central
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Sylviid Babblers Sylviidae
- Genus
- Curruca
Other birds in the genus Curruca
Layard's WarblerCurruca layardi
Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcoerulea
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
Yemen WarblerCurruca buryi
Arabian WarblerCurruca leucomelaena
Western Orphean WarblerCurruca hortensis
Eastern Orphean WarblerCurruca crassirostris
African Desert WarblerCurruca deserti
Asian Desert WarblerCurruca nana
Tristram's WarblerCurruca deserticola
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