Layard's warbler
Curruca layardi (Hartlaub, 1862)
The layard's warbler (Curruca layardi) is a species in the family Sylviidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12 g to 14.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the layard's warbler
- Weight
- 12 g – 14.3 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
- 3src 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 layard's warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the layard's warbler?
Layard's warbler (Curruca layardi) or Layard's tit-babbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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Is the layard's warbler endangered?
The layard's warbler 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 layard's warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySylviidae
- genusCurruca
- SpeciesCurruca layardi (Hartlaub, 1862)
Synonyms Parisoma layardi, Parisoma layardi layardi, Sylvia layardi
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- LAWAEnglish
- Layard's tit-babblerEnglish
- Layard's TitbabblerEnglish
- GrystjeriktikAfrikaans
- Капско коприварчеBulgarian
- tallarol de LayardCatalan
- pěnice jihoafrickáCzech
- titw-delor LayardWelsh
- KapsangerDanish
- LayardgrasmückeGerman
- LayardmeisensängerGerman
- karua silvioEsperanto
- Curruca de LayardSpanish
- kapintiaiskerttuFinnish
- Fauvette de LayardFrench
- Parisome de LayardFrench
- pjegavoprsa grmušaCroatian
- Silvia di LayardItalian
- ムナフカラムシクイJapanese
- Lajardo devynbalsėLithuanian
- Layards MeeszangerDutch
- skifersongarNorwegian Nynorsk
- skifersangerNorwegian
- pokrzewka przylądkowaPolish
- toutinegra-de-layardPortuguese
- felosa-chapim-cinzentaPortuguese
- felosa-chapim-de-layardPortuguese
- Синичья славка ЛайардаRussian
- Намибийская синицевая славкаRussian
- penica búrskaSlovak
- karroosångareSwedish
- Layard ÖtleğeniTurkish
- кропив’янка західнаUkrainian
- 莱氏林莺Chinese
- 拉雅氏林鶯Chinese
Relatives of the layard's warbler
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
CompareLayard's warbler vs Common whitethroatLayard's warbler vs Lesser whitethroatLayard's warbler vs Barred warblerLayard's warbler vs Eastern subalpine warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the layard's warbler?
An adult layard's warbler weighs 12 g – 14.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the layard's warbler endangered?
The layard's 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 layard's warbler?
The layard's warbler (Curruca layardi) 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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