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Dartford warbler

Curruca undata (Boddaert, 1783)

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The dartford warbler (Curruca undata) is a species in the family Sylviidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.8 g to 10.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Dartford warbler (Curruca undata)
Photo: El Golli Mohamed · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the dartford warbler

Weight
10.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
16 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the dartford warbler?

DARTFORD WARBLER · WINGSPAN 16 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 16 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the dartford warbler is about 9.4% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the dartford warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the dartford warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Dartford warbler (Curruca undata) is a Sylviid warbler from the warmer parts of western Europe and northwestern Africa. It is a small warbler with a long thin tail and a thin pointed bill. The adult male has grey-brown upperparts and is dull reddish-brown below except for the centre of the belly which has a dirty white patch. It has light speckles on the throat and a red eye-ring. The sexes are similar but the adult female is usually less grey above and paler below.

Its breeding range lies west of a line from southern England to the heel of Italy (southern Apulia). The Dartford warbler is usually resident all year in its breeding range, but there is some limited migration.

From the Wikipedia article “Dartford warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dartford_warbler&oldid=1384668155), 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 dartford warbler endangered?

The dartford warbler is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the dartford warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySylviidae
  6. genusCurruca
  7. SpeciesCurruca undata (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Curruca provincialis, Ficedula ulicicola, Malurus provincialis, Melizophilus fuscus, Melizophilus provincialis, Melizophilus undata, Motacilla provincialis, Motacilla undata, Sylvia ferruginea, Sylvia provincialis, Sylvia undata, Sylvia undata tingitana, Thamnodus provincialis

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • papuda les cotoyesAsturian
  • Пъстрогушо коприварчеBulgarian
  • Devedig bruched ruzBreton
  • tallareta cuallargaCatalan
  • pěnice kaštanováCzech
  • Telor DartfordWelsh
  • Telorion DartfordWelsh
  • ProvencesangerDanish
  • Provence-sangerDanish
  • ProvencegrasmückeGerman
  • ΡεικοτσιροβάκοςGreek
  • provenca silvioEsperanto
  • Curruca rabilargaSpanish
  • nõmme-põõsalindEstonian
  • ruskokerttuFinnish
  • Fauvette pitchouFrench
  • Ceolaire fraoighIrish
  • Kiaulleyder aittinManx
  • סבכי גליHebrew
  • crvenooka grmušaCroatian
  • bujkáló poszátaHungarian
  • BusksöngvariIcelandic
  • Magnanina comuneItalian
  • オナガムシクイJapanese
  • rudakrūtė devynbalsėLithuanian
  • garastes ķauķisLatvian
  • Provençaalse GrasmusDutch
  • vinsangerNorwegian
  • pokrzewka kasztanowataPolish
  • toutinegra-do-matoPortuguese
  • Провансальская славкаRussian
  • ProvencevizarNorthern Sami
  • penica hnedáSlovak
  • palčja penicaSlovenian
  • Dugorepa grmušaSerbian
  • provencesångareSwedish
  • Funda ÖtleğeniTurkish
  • кропив’янка прованськаUkrainian
  • 波紋林鶯Chinese
  • 波纹林莺Chinese

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Relatives of the dartford 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 dartford warbler?

An adult dartford warbler weighs 10.8 g and has a wingspan of 16 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the dartford warbler endangered?

The dartford warbler is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the dartford warbler?

The dartford warbler (Curruca undata) belongs to the family Sylviidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{dartford_warbler_2026,
  title = {Dartford warbler (Curruca undata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dartford-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}