# Icterine warbler (*Hippolais icterina*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-11

The icterine warbler (Hippolais icterina) is a bird in the family Acrocephalidae, order Passeriformes, belonging to the songbirds and other perching birds. It is a small bird with a representative adult body mass of 13.2 g and a wingspan of 22 cm. This migratory, perching bird lives in woodland and is an invertivore, placing it at the carnivore trophic level. It lays 1 clutch per year with a representative clutch size of 4.5 eggs, incubated for 13.5 days, and the IUCN Red List assesses it as Least Concern.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 13.2 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Wingspan | 22 cm |
| Lifespan | 10.8 years |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 10.8 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | woodland |
| Egg incubation | 13.5 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 4.5 |
| Age at maturity | 12 months |
| Litters or clutches a year | 1 |
| Lifestyle | Perching |
| Migration | Migratory |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Passeriformes
- family: Acrocephalidae
- genus: Hippolais
- species: *Hippolais icterina* (Vieillot, 1817)

Synonyms: *Ficedula hypolais*, *Ficedula icterina*, *Hippolais alticeps*, *Hippolais hippolais*, *Hippolais icterina icterina*, *Hippolais media*, *Hippolais planiceps*, *Hypolais hypolais*, *Hypolais icterina*, *Hypolais polyglotta*, *Motacilla hippolais*, *Muscipeta hippolais*, *Phyllopneuste hypolais*, *Phyllopneuste icterina*, *Sylvia hippolais*, *Sylvia icterina*, *Sylvia obscura*

## Common questions

### What kind of animal is the icterine warbler?

The icterine warbler is a bird in the family Acrocephalidae, part of the songbirds and other perching birds in the order Passeriformes.

### How heavy is the icterine warbler?

Its representative adult body mass is 13.2 g, and its wingspan is 22 cm.

### What does the icterine warbler eat?

The icterine warbler is an invertivore, which places it at the carnivore trophic level.

### What habitat does the icterine warbler live in?

It lives in woodland, where it is a perching bird, and it is migratory.

### Is the icterine warbler endangered?

No. The IUCN Red List assesses it as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.

### How long does the icterine warbler live?

Its lifespan is given as 10.8 years, with a highest reported value of 10.83 years.

### How many eggs does the icterine warbler lay?

Its representative clutch size is 4.5 eggs, with 1 clutch per year and an incubation period of 13.5 days.

### Who named the icterine warbler?

Its scientific name, Hippolais icterina, carries the authority (Vieillot, 1817).

## Sources

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