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Dohrn's Warbler
Sylvia dohrni (Hartlaub, 1866)
19 gWeight
Most records: São Tomé & Príncipe
Where and when it's recorded
Dohrn's Warbler has been recorded at 1 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Santo AntónioSão Tomé & Príncipe14 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
Dohrn's warbler (Sylvia dohrni), also known as Principe flycatcher-babbler, Dohrn's flycatcher, Dohrn's thrush-babbler, is a species of passerine bird in the family Sylviidae that is endemic to the island of Príncipe which lies off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea.
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Questions
How big is the Dohrn's Warbler?
The Dohrn's Warbler weighs around 19 g.
Where does the Dohrn's Warbler live?
Its breeding range: Africa: Príncipe (central Gulf of Guinea Islands). It is most often recorded in São Tomé & Príncipe.
Is the Dohrn's Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Dohrn's Warbler as Least Concern.
What does the Dohrn's Warbler eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Dohrn's Warbler in?
It belongs to the family Sylviid Babblers (Sylviidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 19 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 68 mm
- Tail
- 62 mm
- Bill
- 17 mm
- Tarsus
- 25 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: Príncipe (central Gulf of Guinea Islands)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Sylviid Babblers Sylviidae
- Genus
- Sylvia
Other birds in the genus Sylvia
Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieri
Bush BlackcapSylvia nigricapillus
African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
Rwenzori Hill BabblerSylvia atriceps
Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria
Layard's WarblerCurruca layardi
Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcoerulea
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