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Barred warbler

Curruca nisoria (Bechstein, 1792)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The barred warbler (Curruca nisoria), also called the European barred warbler, is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds subgroup, belonging to the family Sylviidae and the genus Curruca. It is a small, migratory bird with an adult body mass of 22.5 g (up to 26.15 g) and a wingspan of 25 cm, living in shrubland with a perching lifestyle.

Barred warbler (Curruca nisoria)
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the barred warbler

The barred warbler is an invertivore at the carnivore trophic level, and it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category. Its eggs are incubated for 13 days, with 4.2 eggs per clutch and 1.5 clutches per year, and it reaches sexual maturity at 364.6 days.

Weight
22.5 g – 26.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
15.5 cm – 17 cmsrc for Length
Wingspan
25 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
11.9 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.2 – 4.88src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the barred warbler?

BARRED WARBLER · LENGTH 17 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 17 cm, the recorded maximum length of the barred warbler is about 10% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Photos of the barred warbler

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Barred warbler (Curruca nisoria)
Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Barred warbler (Curruca nisoria)
Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the barred warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the barred warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The barred warbler (Curruca nisoria) is a species of bird in the warbler family Sylviidae which breeds across temperate regions of central and eastern Europe and western and central Asia. This passerine bird is strongly migratory, and winters in tropical eastern Africa.

It is the largest Curruca warbler, 15.5–17 cm in length and weighing 22–36 g, mainly grey above and whitish below. Adult males are dark grey above with white tips on the wing coverts and tail feathers, and heavily barred below. The female is similar but slightly paler and has only light barring. Young birds are buffy grey-brown above, pale buff below, and have very little barring, with few obvious distinctive features; they can easily be confused with garden warblers, differing in the slight barring on the tail coverts and the pale fringes on the wing feathers, and their slightly larger size. The eye has a yellow iris in adults, dark in immatures; the bill is blackish with a paler base, and the legs stout, grey-brown.

From the Wikipedia article “Barred warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barred_warbler&oldid=1360736333), 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 barred warbler endangered?

The barred 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.

How is the barred warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySylviidae
  6. genusCurruca
  7. SpeciesCurruca nisoria (Bechstein, 1792)

Synonyms Adophoneus nisoria, Adophoneus undatus, Adophoneus undulatus, Adophonus nisorius, Curruca undata, Curruca undulata, Motacilla nisoria, Nisoria undata, Sylvia nisoria, Sylvia nisoria sibirica

Other names and names in other languages (69)
  • European barred warblerEnglish
  • دخلة مخططةArabic
  • هازجة موشحةArabic
  • papuda ferriascaAsturian
  • Сыбар килейекBashkir
  • Леска-перасмешкаBelarusian
  • Ястребогушо коприварчеBulgarian
  • Devedig lagad aourBreton
  • tallarol esparverencCatalan
  • Йӑрӑмлӑ чечен кайӑкChuvash
  • Йăрăмлă чечен кайăкĕChuvash
  • pěnice vlašskáCzech
  • Telor RhesogWelsh
  • Telorion RhesogWelsh
  • HøgesangerDanish
  • SperbergrasmückeGerman
  • ΓερακοτσιροβάκοςGreek
  • nizosilvioEsperanto
  • Curruca gavilanaSpanish
  • vööt-põõsalindEstonian
  • Txinbo gabiraiBasque
  • سسک سینه راهPersian
  • سسک سینه راه راهPersian
  • kirjokerttuFinnish
  • HeykljómariFaroese
  • Fauvette épervièreFrench
  • Streke hagekrûperWestern Frisian
  • Ceolaire barrachIrish
  • Papuxa gabiánGalician
  • Kiaulleyder schimmeigaghManx
  • סבכי ניציHebrew
  • pjegava grmušaCroatian
  • karvalyposzátaHungarian
  • Ճուռականման շահրիկArmenian
  • HauksöngvariIcelandic
  • Bigia padovanaItalian
  • シマムシクイJapanese
  • მიმინოსებრი ასპუჭაკაGeorgian
  • БзукусэKabardian
  • Қаршығарең сандуғашKazakh
  • 비늘무늬덤불개개비Korean
  • Telor lagas owrCornish
  • Gesträifte GraatschLuxembourgish
  • SperwergraasmösLimburgish
  • raiboji devynbalsėLithuanian
  • svītrainais ķauķisLatvian
  • дамчесто грмушарчеMacedonian
  • Bekkafik ta’ l-istrixxiMaltese
  • SperwergrasmusDutch
  • hauksongarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • hauksangerNorwegian
  • jarzębatkaPolish
  • toutinegra-gaviãoPortuguese
  • toutinegra-barradaPortuguese
  • Fustgetta sdrimadaRomansh
  • Silvie porumbacăRomanian
  • Ястребиная славкаRussian
  • FállevizarNorthern Sami
  • penica jarabáSlovak
  • pisana penicaSlovenian
  • Bilbilthi gjoks skifterAlbanian
  • Pirgasta grmušaSerbian
  • Пиргаста грмушаSerbian
  • höksångareSwedish
  • Çizgili ÖtleğenTurkish
  • кропив’янка рябогрудаUkrainian
  • Кропив'янка рябогрудаUkrainian
  • 横斑林莺Chinese
  • 橫斑林鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the barred warbler

Other species in the same genus Curruca.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the barred warbler?

The barred warbler is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds subgroup, in the order Passeriformes and the family Sylviidae.

How heavy is the barred warbler?

An adult barred warbler weighs 22.5 g, with the highest value reported by our sources at 26.15 g. Its wingspan is 25 cm.

What does the barred warbler eat?

The barred warbler is an invertivore, placing it at the carnivore trophic level.

Is the barred warbler endangered?

No. The barred warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.

How long does the barred warbler live?

The barred warbler has a lifespan of 11.9 years, with the highest value reported by our sources at 11.92 years.

How many eggs does the barred warbler lay?

The barred warbler lays 4.2 eggs per clutch, up to 4.88, with 1.5 clutches per year and an incubation period of 13 days.

Is the barred warbler migratory?

Yes. The barred warbler is migratory and lives in shrubland.

Sources and how to cite this page

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BibTeX
@misc{barred_warbler_2026,
  title = {Barred warbler (Curruca nisoria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/barred-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}