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Melodious warbler

Hippolais polyglotta (Vieillot, 1817)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) is a species in the family Acrocephalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11 g to 13.2 g and live up to 8.85 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta)
Photo: Alexis Lours · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the melodious warbler

Weight
11 g – 13.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
8.85 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8.92 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.95src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the melodious warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the melodious warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. This small passerine bird is a species found in open woodland with bushes. Three to five eggs are laid in a nest in a tree or a bush. This is a common bird in many parts of its wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

From the Wikipedia article “Melodious warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melodious_warbler&oldid=1360640981), 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.

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Is the melodious warbler endangered?

The melodious 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.

How is the melodious warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyAcrocephalidae
  6. genusHippolais
  7. SpeciesHippolais polyglotta (Vieillot, 1817)

Synonyms Ficedula hypolais, Ficedula polyglotta, Hippolais italica, Hippolais salicaria, Hypolais polyglotta, Sylvia polyglotta

Other names and names in other languages (54)
  • هازجة ايقاعيةArabic
  • BarceroAragonese
  • papuda canariaAsturian
  • Papoxa mariellaAsturian
  • Бъбрив присмехулникBulgarian
  • Орфеев присмехулникBulgarian
  • Goapaer-OrfeüsBreton
  • Bosqueta vulgarCatalan
  • busqueta comunaCatalan
  • sedmihlásek švitořivýCzech
  • Telor PêrWelsh
  • Telorion PêrWelsh
  • SpottesangerDanish
  • OrpheusspötterGerman
  • Orpheus-SpötterGerman
  • ΟρφεοστριτσίδαGreek
  • melodia hipolaoEsperanto
  • Zarcero comúnSpanish
  • Zarcero políglotaSpanish
  • lääne-käosulaneEstonian
  • Sasi-txori arruntBasque
  • taiturikultarintaFinnish
  • HermiljómariFaroese
  • Hypolaïs polyglotteFrench
  • Contrefaisant à ailes courtesFrench
  • Spaanske hôfsjongerWestern Frisian
  • Ceolaire binnIrish
  • Folosa amarelaGalician
  • Kiaulleyder SaviManx
  • שיחנית רוננתHebrew
  • déli gezeHungarian
  • SkopsöngvariIcelandic
  • Canapino comuneItalian
  • CanapinoItalian
  • ウタイムシクイJapanese
  • OrpheussproochmatesLuxembourgish
  • tošinukė giesmininkėLithuanian
  • daudzbalsu ķauķisLatvian
  • брбливо гушанчеMacedonian
  • OrpheusspotvogelDutch
  • spottesongarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • zaganiacz szczebiotliwyPolish
  • felosa-poliglotaPortuguese
  • Многоголосая пересмешкаRussian
  • MeaštterjievžžanNorthern Sami
  • sedmohlások štebotavýSlovak
  • kratkoperuti vrtnikSlovenian
  • Kratkokrili voljićSerbian
  • polyglottsångareSwedish
  • Şarkıcı MukallitTurkish
  • Kısa kanatlı sarı mukallitTurkish
  • берестянка багатоголосаUkrainian
  • 歌篱莺Chinese
  • 優音蘺鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the melodious warbler

Other species in the same genus Hippolais.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the melodious warbler?

An adult melodious warbler weighs 11 g – 13.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the melodious warbler endangered?

The melodious warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the melodious warbler live?

The melodious warbler has a recorded lifespan of 8.85 years.

What kind of animal is the melodious warbler?

The melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) belongs to the family Acrocephalidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{melodious_warbler_2026,
  title = {Melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/melodious-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}