Eastern Subalpine Warbler

Curruca cantillans (Pallas, 1764)

9.6 gWeight

The eastern subalpine warbler (Curruca cantillans) is a small Sylviidae warbler which breeds in the southernmost areas of Europe.

Busiest months: April · Most records: Greece, Italy, Israel

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Eastern Subalpine Warbler has been recorded at 160 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 31 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Antikythira Bird ObservatoryGreece440 records
Isola di VentoteneItaly338 records
LinosaItaly279 records

More places

Spata fieldsGreece142 records
International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE)Israel106 records
Madzharovo Crater AreaBulgaria105 records
Sečoveljske soline – jug | Sečovlje Salina – southSlovenia95 records
Paphos HeadlandCyprus79 records
Lake DystosGreece70 records
Jerusalem Bird ObservatoryIsrael66 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Greece Italy Israel Malta Montenegro United Kingdom Cyprus Bulgaria

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 subalpine warbler (Curruca cantillans) is a small Sylviidae warbler which breeds in the southernmost areas of Europe. It was first described by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name Motacilla cantillans. The specific cantillans is Latin for "warbling" from canere, "to sing".

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Questions

How big is the Eastern Subalpine Warbler?

The Eastern Subalpine Warbler weighs around 9.6 g.

Where does the Eastern Subalpine Warbler live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: northeastern Italy through southeastern Europe to western Turkey. Also southern Italy and Sicily.. It is most often recorded in Greece, Italy and Israel.