Eastern Orphean Warbler

Curruca crassirostris (Cretzschmar, 1830)

≈16 cmLength22 gWeight

The male has a gray head, black mask and an entirely white throat.

Busiest months: March–April · Most records: Israel, India, Palestinian Territories

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Male has a dark gray head with a black mask
Male’s throat white
Long, pointed bill; black legs and feet
Adult’s iris white

Male, female and young

Females and immatures have paler heads and reddish underparts; juveniles have a dark iris.

Voice

The song consists of series of “liroo-liroo” notes interspersed with scolding calls.

Where and when it's recorded

Eastern Orphean Warbler has been recorded at 163 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 31 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Jerusalem Bird ObservatoryIsrael2,872 records
International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE)Israel1,210 records
Gazelle ValleyIsrael440 records

More places

Bharatpur – Keoladeo Ghana NPIndia180 records
Kfar AdumimPalestinian Territories169 records
Hatzuk Beach TLVIsrael165 records
Yeruham LakeIsrael148 records
Thol Bird SanctuaryIndia114 records
Beer-Sheva Park==Israel110 records
Vetal Tekdi/HillIndia79 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Israel India Palestinian Territories United Arab Emirates Greece Uzbekistan Kuwait Pakistan

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 eastern Orphean warbler (Curruca crassirostris) is an Old World warbler of the genus Curruca. This species occurs in summer around the Mediterranean, through the Balkans via Turkey, the Caucasus and surrounding regions to Central Asia. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.

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