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River warbler

Locustella fluviatilis (Wolf, 1810)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The river warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) is a species in the family Locustellidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 16.1 g to 19.1 g and live up to 6.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

River warbler (Locustella fluviatilis)
Photo: Lasse Olsson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the river warbler

Weight
16.1 g – 19.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.9 – 5.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the river warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the river warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The river warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) is an Old World warbler in the genus Locustella. It breeds in eastern and central Europe and is migratory, wintering in inland southern Africa, from around the Zambezi River south to the vicinity of Pretoria in South Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “River warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=River_warbler&oldid=1360640871), 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.

What does the river warbler sound like?

This image is created by user Justin Jansen at Waarneming.nl , a source of… · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the river warbler endangered?

The river 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 river warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyLocustellidae
  6. genusLocustella
  7. SpeciesLocustella fluviatilis (Wolf, 1810)

Synonyms Acrocephalus stagnatilis, Calamodyta fluviatilis, Calamoherpe fluviatilis, Locustella cicada, Locustella flavitalis, Locustella fluviatilis obscura, Locustella strepitans, Locustella wodzickii, Lusciniopsis fluviatilis, Lusciniopsis fluviatilis alticeps, Lusciniopsis fluviatilis macrorhynchos, Lusciniopsis fluviatilis macroura, Lusciniopsis fluviatilis strepitans, Potamodus fluviatilis, Pseudoluscinia fluviatilis, Salicaria fluviatilis, Sylvia fluviatilis, Threnetria fluviatilis

Other names and names in other languages (59)
  • Eurasian river warblerEnglish
  • Eurasian river warblerEnglish
  • SprinkaansangerAfrikaans
  • هازجة النهرArabic
  • هازجة نهريةArabic
  • Carrasclís de ríoAragonese
  • Рачны цвыркунBelarusian
  • Речен цвъркачBulgarian
  • Fouin dardarBreton
  • boscaler fluvialCatalan
  • ЦӹрцӹккекMari
  • Юханшыв шӑрчӑк кайӑкӗChuvash
  • cvrčilka říčníCzech
  • telor afonWelsh
  • Telor yr AfonWelsh
  • Telorion yr AfonWelsh
  • FlodsangerDanish
  • SchlagschwirlGerman
  • FlußheuschreckensängerGerman
  • ΠοταμοτριλιστήςGreek
  • rivera lokusteloEsperanto
  • Buscarla fluvialSpanish
  • jõgi-ritsiklindEstonian
  • سسک رودخانه ایPersian
  • viitasirkkalintuFinnish
  • ÁarljómariFaroese
  • Locustelle fluviatileFrench
  • Ceolaire abhannIrish
  • Kiaulleyder awineyManx
  • חרגולן נחליםHebrew
  • berki tücsökmadárHungarian
  • Գետային ճռիկահավArmenian
  • Ճռիկահավ գետայինArmenian
  • StraumsöngvariIcelandic
  • Locustella fluviatileItalian
  • カワセンニュウJapanese
  • Өзен шырылдағыKazakh
  • FlossschwirrelLuxembourgish
  • upinis žiogelisLithuanian
  • upes ķauķisLatvian
  • речен цвркотникMacedonian
  • KrekelzangerDutch
  • elvesongarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • elvesangerNorwegian
  • strumieniówkaPolish
  • cigarrinha-fluvialPortuguese
  • cigarrinha-ribeirinhaPortuguese
  • Greluşel de zăvoiRomanian
  • Речной сверчокRussian
  • JohkašurrevizarNorthern Sami
  • svrčiak riečnySlovak
  • rečni cvrčalecSlovenian
  • цврћић поточарSerbian
  • Cvrčić potočarSerbian
  • flodsångareSwedish
  • Ağaç KamışçınıTurkish
  • кобилочка річковаUkrainian
  • 河蝗莺Chinese
  • 河蝗鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the river warbler

Other species in the same genus Locustella.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the river warbler?

An adult river warbler weighs 16.1 g – 19.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the river warbler endangered?

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

How long does the river warbler live?

The river warbler has a recorded lifespan of 6.92 years.

What kind of animal is the river warbler?

The river warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) belongs to the family Locustellidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). River warbler (Locustella fluviatilis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-warbler

MLA

“River warbler (Locustella fluviatilis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-warbler.

BibTeX
@misc{river_warbler_2026,
  title = {River warbler (Locustella fluviatilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}