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Chestnut-vented warbler

Curruca subcoerulea (Vieillot, 1817)

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The chestnut-vented warbler (Curruca subcoerulea) is a species in the family Sylviidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.7 g to 14.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut-vented warbler (Curruca subcoerulea)
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-vented warbler

Weight
13.7 g – 14.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.4src 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 chestnut-vented warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-vented warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut-vented warbler, chestnut-vented tit-babbler or rufous-vented warbler (Curruca subcoerulea) is an Old World warbler of the family Sylviidae.

The chestnut-vented warbler breeds in southern Africa in Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Eswatini. This is a common species found in a range of habitats including fynbos, scrub, thickets and dry riverbeds.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-vented warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-vented_warbler&oldid=1377273122), 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 chestnut-vented warbler endangered?

The chestnut-vented 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 chestnut-vented warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySylviidae
  6. genusCurruca
  7. SpeciesCurruca subcoerulea (Vieillot, 1817)

Synonyms Parisoma subcaerulea, Parisoma subcaeruleum subcaeruleum, Sylvia subcaerulea, Sylvia subcaeruleum, Sylvia subcaeruleum subcaeruleum, Sylvia subcoerulea

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Chestnut-vented tit-babblerEnglish
  • Chestnutvented TitbabblerEnglish
  • CVWAEnglish
  • Rufous-vented warblerEnglish
  • Rufousvented TitbabblerEnglish
  • Tit babblerEnglish
  • Tit-babblerEnglish
  • BosveldtjeriktikAfrikaans
  • Ръждивокоремо коприварчеBulgarian
  • tallarol de cul castanyCatalan
  • pěnice proužkohrdláCzech
  • titw-delor llwydWelsh
  • Brunbuget KapsangerDanish
  • MeisensängerGerman
  • MeisengrasmückeGerman
  • fursubpuga silvioEsperanto
  • Ruĝecventra silvioEsperanto
  • Curruca sureñaSpanish
  • Curruca azuladaSpanish
  • lõuna-põõsalindEstonian
  • pensastiaiskerttuFinnish
  • Fauvette grignetteFrench
  • Fauvette à bas-ventre rougeFrench
  • Parisome grignetteFrench
  • savanska grmušaCroatian
  • Silvia culorossiccioItalian
  • ケープカラムシクイJapanese
  • rusvauodegė devynbalsėLithuanian
  • Kaapse MeeszangerDutch
  • rustgumpsongarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • rustgumpsangerNorwegian
  • pokrzewka złowrogaPolish
  • toutinegra-azuladaPortuguese
  • felosa-chapim-das-matasPortuguese
  • felosa-chapim-dos-bosquesPortuguese
  • Капская синичья славкаRussian
  • Капская синицевая славкаRussian
  • penica šediváSlovak
  • Smeđotrba grmušaSerbian
  • rostgumpad sångareSwedish
  • Kestane Etekli ÖtleğenTurkish
  • Para-lankuTswana
  • кропив’янка рудогузаUkrainian
  • 棕臀林莺Chinese
  • 紅臀林鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the chestnut-vented 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 chestnut-vented warbler?

An adult chestnut-vented warbler weighs 13.7 g – 14.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-vented warbler endangered?

The chestnut-vented 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 chestnut-vented warbler?

The chestnut-vented warbler (Curruca subcoerulea) 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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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_vented_warbler_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-vented warbler (Curruca subcoerulea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-vented-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}