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Sykes's Warbler
Iduna rama (Sykes, 1832)
≈13 cmLength9.3 gWeight
It is a small warbler, grayer than Booted Warbler, with a pale brown back, a white belly and a short, pale supercilium.
Busiest months: November–February · Most records: India, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Looks like Booted Warbler
How to identify
Field marks
- Pale brown upperparts, whitish underparts and buff flanks
- Short, pale supercilium
- Strong, pointed bill
- Pale edges to the outer tail feathers
Similar species
Where and when it's recorded
Sykes's Warbler has been recorded at 186 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Saul Kere / Sowl KereIndia1,220 records
- Hoskote / Hosakote KereIndia806 records
- Doddanekundi KereIndia742 records
More places
- Hessaraghatta KereIndia734 records
- GKVK CampusIndia344 records
- Vetal Tekdi/HillIndia316 records
- Ankasamudra Bird SanctuaryIndia307 records
- Muthanallur KereIndia262 records
- Viva Wetlands, VirarIndia261 records
- Manjeera Wildlife SanctuaryIndia223 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
Sykes's warbler (Iduna rama) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the booted warbler, but is now considered a full species. Its breeding range is from northeast Arabia to Turkestan, west China and Afghanistan.
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Questions
How big is the Sykes's Warbler?
The Sykes's Warbler is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 9.3 g.
Where does the Sykes's Warbler live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: Kazakhstan and western China south to Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is most often recorded in India, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
When is the best time to see the Sykes's Warbler?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February, November and December (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Sykes's Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sykes's Warbler as Least Concern.
What does the Sykes's Warbler eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Sykes's Warbler in?
It belongs to the family Reed Warblers & Allies (Acrocephalidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈13 cm
- Weight
- 9.3 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 61 mm
- Tail
- 52 mm
- Bill
- 18 mm
- Tarsus
- 18 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: Kazakhstan and western China south to Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Reed Warblers & Allies Acrocephalidae
- Genus
- Iduna
Other birds in the genus Iduna
African Yellow WarblerIduna natalensis
Mountain Yellow WarblerIduna similis
Booted WarblerIduna caligata
Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
Grauer's WarblerGraueria vittata
Malagasy Brush WarblerNesillas typica
Subdesert Brush WarblerNesillas lantzii
Anjouan Brush WarblerNesillas longicaudata
Grande Comore Brush WarblerNesillas brevicaudata
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