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Rüppell's warbler

Curruca ruppeli (Temminck, 1823)

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The rüppell's warbler (Curruca ruppeli) is a species in the family Sylviidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.8 g to 13.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rüppell's warbler (Curruca ruppeli)
Photo: Antonios Tsaknakis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rüppell's warbler

Weight
12.8 g – 13.4 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
4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
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 rüppell's warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the rüppell's warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Rüppell's warbler (Curruca ruppeli) is a passerine bird of the genus Curruca. It breeds in Greece, Turkey and neighbouring islands. It is migratory, wintering in northeast Africa. This is a rare vagrant to western Europe. The name is occasionally cited as "Rueppell's warbler".

From the Wikipedia article “Rüppell's warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=R%C3%BCppell%27s_warbler&oldid=1384194809), 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 rüppell's warbler endangered?

The rüppell's 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. What the categories mean.

How is the rüppell's warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySylviidae
  6. genusCurruca
  7. SpeciesCurruca ruppeli (Temminck, 1823)

Synonyms Sylvia capistrata, Sylvia melandiros, Sylvia ruepelli, Sylvia rueppelli, Sylvia ruppeli

Other names and names in other languages (61)
  • Rueppell's warblerEnglish
  • Ruppell's warblerEnglish
  • Rüppell´s warblerEnglish
  • هازجة روبلArabic
  • Леска РупеляBelarusian
  • Рюпелово коприварчеBulgarian
  • Черногушо коприварчеBulgarian
  • Devedig-RüppellBreton
  • tallarol golanegreCatalan
  • tallarol de RüppellCatalan
  • pěnice tureckáCzech
  • telor RüppellWelsh
  • Sortstrubet SangerDanish
  • MaskengrasmückeGerman
  • ΑιγαιοτσιροβάκοςGreek
  • nigragorĝa silvioEsperanto
  • Curruca de RüppellSpanish
  • mustkurk-põõsalindEstonian
  • Txinbo paparbeltzBasque
  • سسک گلوسیاهPersian
  • mustakurkkukerttuFinnish
  • teymljómariFaroese
  • Fauvette masquéeFrench
  • Fauvette de RüppellFrench
  • SwartkielhagekrûperWestern Frisian
  • Ceolaire uchtdubhIrish
  • Papuxa de RüppellGalician
  • Kiaulleyder RüppellManx
  • סבכי שחור-גרוןHebrew
  • crnogrla grmušaCroatian
  • feketetorkú poszátaHungarian
  • KlungursöngvariIcelandic
  • Bigia di RuppellItalian
  • Bigia di RüppellItalian
  • ノドグロムシクイJapanese
  • შავყელა ასპუჭაკაGeorgian
  • SchwaarzhalsgraatschLuxembourgish
  • juodagurklė devynbalsėLithuanian
  • melnrīkles ķauķisLatvian
  • Рипелово грмушарчеMacedonian
  • Bufula tal-pavalorMaltese
  • Rüppells GrasmusDutch
  • svartstrupesangerNorwegian
  • pokrzewka czarnogardłaPolish
  • toutinegra-de-rüppellPortuguese
  • toutinegra-do-levantePortuguese
  • Fustgetta mascradaRomansh
  • Silvie cu gât negruRomanian
  • Славка РюппеляRussian
  • ČáhppesčottavizarNorthern Sami
  • penica čiernohrdláSlovak
  • črnogrla penicaSlovenian
  • Bilbilthi gushëziAlbanian
  • Ripelova grmušaSerbian
  • svarthakad sångareSwedish
  • Kara Boğazlı ÖtleğenTurkish
  • кропив’янка рюпеляUkrainian
  • кропив’янка РюппеляUkrainian
  • Кропив'янка РюпеляUkrainian
  • 鲁氏林莺Chinese
  • 魯佩氏林鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the rüppell's 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 rüppell's warbler?

An adult rüppell's warbler weighs 12.8 g – 13.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rüppell's warbler endangered?

The rüppell'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 rüppell's warbler?

The rüppell's warbler (Curruca ruppeli) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rüppell's warbler (Curruca ruppeli). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruppells-warbler

MLA

“Rüppell's warbler (Curruca ruppeli).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruppells-warbler.

BibTeX
@misc{ruppells_warbler_2026,
  title = {Rüppell's warbler (Curruca ruppeli)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruppells-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}