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Arabian warbler

Curruca leucomelaena Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833

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The arabian warbler (Curruca leucomelaena) is a species in the family Sylviidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.9 g to 15.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Arabian warbler (Curruca leucomelaena)
Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the arabian warbler

Weight
13.9 g – 15.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arabian warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the arabian warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Arabian warbler (Curruca leucomelaena), also known as Red Sea warbler or Blandford's warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Sylviidae.

It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Its natural habitat is dry savanna country where it is often found in patches of Acacia.

From the Wikipedia article “Arabian warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arabian_warbler&oldid=1344529378), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the arabian warbler endangered?

The arabian warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the arabian warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySylviidae
  6. genusCurruca
  7. SpeciesCurruca leucomelaena Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833

Synonyms Sylvia leucomelaena

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Blanford's warblerEnglish
  • Red sea warblerEnglish
  • هازجة عربيةArabic
  • Арабско коприварчеBulgarian
  • tallarol àrabCatalan
  • tallarol d'AràbiaCatalan
  • pěnice arabskáCzech
  • telor ArabiaWelsh
  • Rødehavs SangerDanish
  • Rødehavs-sangerDanish
  • AkaziengrasmückeGerman
  • arabia silvioEsperanto
  • Curruca árabeSpanish
  • akaatsia-põõsalindEstonian
  • arabiankerttuFinnish
  • Fauvette d'ArabieFrench
  • Fauvette d’ArabieFrench
  • Fauvette de la Mer RougeFrench
  • Ceolaire ArabachIrish
  • Kiaulleyder ArabaghManx
  • סבכי שיטיםHebrew
  • arab poszátaHungarian
  • KnappsöngvariIcelandic
  • Bigia del Mar RossoItalian
  • オグロムシクイJapanese
  • akacinė devynbalsėLithuanian
  • Arābijas ķauķisLatvian
  • Arabische ZwartkopDutch
  • pokrzewka arabskaPolish
  • toutinegra-árabePortuguese
  • toutinegra-do-mar-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Пегая славкаRussian
  • Аравийская славкаRussian
  • RuksesmearavizarNorthern Sami
  • penica akáciováSlovak
  • arabska penicaSlovenian
  • Arabijska grmušaSerbian
  • arabsångareSwedish
  • arabisk sångareSwedish
  • Arabistan ÖtleğeniTurkish
  • кропив’янка аравійськаUkrainian
  • 紅海林鶯Chinese
  • 红海林莺Chinese

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Relatives of the arabian warbler

Other species in the same genus Curruca.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the arabian warbler?

An adult arabian warbler weighs 13.9 g – 15.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the arabian warbler endangered?

The arabian warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the arabian warbler?

The arabian warbler (Curruca leucomelaena) belongs to the family Sylviidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Arabian warbler (Curruca leucomelaena). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-warbler

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BibTeX
@misc{arabian_warbler_2026,
  title = {Arabian warbler (Curruca leucomelaena)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}