Cetti's Warbler

Cettia cetti (Temminck, 1820)

≈13 cmLength17 cmWingspan13 gWeight

This small rufous-brown warbler keeps hidden, revealing its presence with its loud song.

Busiest months: April · Most records: Spain, United Kingdom, Portugal

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Thin, pale gray supercilium and conspicuous black eyes
Deep chestnut or reddish-brown upperparts
Pale gray-brown throat and breast
Tail longer and broader than in many warblers

Male, female and young

The sexes have similar plumage, but the male is markedly heavier and has longer wings.

Voice

A distinctive song delivered in loud bursts.

Where and when it's recorded

Cetti's Warbler has been recorded at 718 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 53 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Amwell HMWT NRUnited Kingdom4,223 records
Titchwell Marsh RSPB ReserveUnited Kingdom4,094 records
Minsmere RSPB ReserveUnited Kingdom3,693 records

More places

Desembocadura del Guadalhorce – ÁreaSpain3,502 records
Beddington FarmlandsUnited Kingdom3,435 records
Urdaibai RB – bird center y laguna de OruetaSpain3,234 records
Lezíria Grande de Vila Franca de Xira – área geralPortugal3,070 records
Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve, SSSI and LNRUnited Kingdom2,945 records
Zamora – Río DueroSpain2,692 records
Walthamstow WetlandsUnited Kingdom2,675 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Spain United Kingdom Portugal Israel France Greece Türkiye Italy

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

Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti) is a small, brown warbler in the family Cettiidae, which breeds in southern and western Europe, northwest Africa and the east Palearctic as far as Afghanistan and northwest Pakistan. The sexes are alike. The bird is named after the 18th-century Italian zoologist, Francesco Cetti.

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