Brown parisoma
Curruca lugens (Rüppell, 1840)
The brown parisoma (Curruca lugens) is a species in the family Sylviidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14.7 g to 15.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the brown parisoma
- Weight
- 14.7 g – 15.2 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
- 2src 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 brown parisoma live?
Not recorded
What is the brown parisoma?
The brown parisoma or brown warbler (Curruca lugens) is an Old World warbler of the family Sylviidae found in eastern Africa.
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Is the brown parisoma endangered?
The brown parisoma is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 brown parisoma classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySylviidae
- genusCurruca
- SpeciesCurruca lugens (Rüppell, 1840)
Synonyms Parisoma lugens, Parisoma lugens lugens, Sylvia lugens
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Brown warblerEnglish
- BRWAEnglish
- Кафяво коприварчеBulgarian
- tallarol bruCatalan
- pěnice hnědáCzech
- BrunsangerDanish
- BraungrasmückeGerman
- BraunmeisensängerGerman
- bruna silvioEsperanto
- Curruca pardaSpanish
- ruskotiaiskerttuFinnish
- Parisome brunFrench
- Fauvette bruneFrench
- Parisome bruneFrench
- smeđa grmušaCroatian
- barna poszátaHungarian
- Silvia brunaItalian
- チャイロカラムシクイJapanese
- etiopinė devynbalsėLithuanian
- Bruine MeeszangerDutch
- sørgjesongarNorwegian Nynorsk
- sørgesangerNorwegian
- pokrzewka brązowaPolish
- felosa-castanhaPortuguese
- toutinegra-castanhaPortuguese
- toutinegra-pardaPortuguese
- Бурая синичья славкаRussian
- Бурая синицевая славкаRussian
- penica hnedochrbtáSlovak
- sorgsångareSwedish
- Kahverengi ÖtleğenTurkish
- кропив’янка бураUkrainian
- 褐林莺Chinese
- 褐林鶯Chinese
Relatives of the brown parisoma
Other species in the same genus Curruca.

Common whitethroat
Curruca communis

Lesser whitethroat
Curruca curruca

Barred warbler
Curruca nisoria

Eastern subalpine warbler
Curruca cantillans

Sardinian warbler
Curruca melanocephala

Asian desert warbler
Curruca nana
CompareBrown parisoma vs Common whitethroatBrown parisoma vs Lesser whitethroatBrown parisoma vs Barred warblerBrown parisoma vs Eastern subalpine warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brown parisoma?
An adult brown parisoma weighs 14.7 g – 15.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the brown parisoma endangered?
The brown parisoma 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 brown parisoma?
The brown parisoma (Curruca lugens) belongs to the family Sylviidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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