Sardinian warbler
Curruca melanocephala (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
The sardinian warbler (Curruca melanocephala) is a species in the family Sylviidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.6 g to 11.9 g and live up to 7.95 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the sardinian warbler
- Weight
- 11.6 g – 11.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 7.95 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 8.33 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.35 – 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sardinian warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the sardinian warbler?
The Sardinian warbler (Curruca melanocephala) is a common and widespread Sylviidae warbler from the Mediterranean region. Like most Curruca species, it has distinct male and female plumages. The adult male has a grey back, whitish underparts, black head, white throat and red eyes. Plumages are somewhat variable even in the same locality, with the intensity of a reddish hue on upper- and/or underside that varies from absent to (in some subspecies) pronounced. The female is mainly brown above and buff below, with a grey head. The Sardinian warbler's song is fast and rattling, and is very characteristic of the Mediterranean areas where this bird breeds.
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Is the sardinian warbler endangered?
The sardinian 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.
How is the sardinian warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySylviidae
- genusCurruca
- SpeciesCurruca melanocephala (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Curruca leucopogon, Curruca luctuosa, Dumeticola melanocephala, Melizophilus melanocephalus, Melizophilus nigricapillus, Montacilla melanocephala, Motacilla melanocephala, Pyrophthalma melanocephala, Sylvia bowmani, Sylvia melanocephala, Sylvia melanocephala minor, Sylvia nigricapilla, Sylvia ochrogenion, Sylvia ruscicola
Other names and names in other languages (68)
- هازجة رأساءArabic
- هازجة سردينياArabic
- هازجة سردينيا الرأساءArabic
- papuda tiestaprietaAsturian
- Маслінавая лескаBelarusian
- Маслиново коприварчеBulgarian
- Малко черноглаво коприварчеBulgarian
- Devedig penn duBreton
- tallarol capnegreCatalan
- Busqueret de Cap NegreCatalan
- pěnice bělohrdláCzech
- Telor SardiniaWelsh
- Telorion SardiniaWelsh
- Sorthovedet SangerDanish
- SamtkopfgrasmückeGerman
- Samtkopf-GrasmückeGerman
- ΜαυροτσιροβάκοςGreek
- nigrakapa silvioEsperanto
- Velurkapa silvioEsperanto
- Curruca cabecinegraSpanish
- sametpea-põõsalindEstonian
- Txinbo burubeltzBasque
- samettipääkerttuFinnish
- Høvuðsvartur ljómariFaroese
- Høvu›svartur ljómariFaroese
- Fauvette mélanocéphaleFrench
- ReadeachnettelkrûperWestern Frisian
- Ceolaire ceanndubhIrish
- Ceolaire SairdíneachIrish
- Papuxa cabecinegraGalician
- Papuxa de cabeza negraGalician
- Kiaulleyder SardeenaghManx
- סבכי שחור-ראשHebrew
- crnoglava grmušaCroatian
- kucsmás poszátaHungarian
- HjálmsöngvariIcelandic
- OchiocottoItalian
- OcchiocottoItalian
- クロガシラムシクイJapanese
- ხმელთაშუაზღვის ასპუჭაკაGeorgian
- telor SardiniCornish
- SamettkappgraatschLuxembourgish
- juodagalvė sardininė devynbalsėLithuanian
- Sardininė juodagalvė devynbalsėLithuanian
- Vidusjūras ķauķisLatvian
- мало црноглаво грмушарчеMacedonian
- Bufula sewdaMaltese
- Kleine ZwartkopDutch
- svarthovudsongarNorwegian Nynorsk
- svarthodesangerNorwegian
- pokrzewka aksamitnaPolish
- toutinegra-dos-valadosPortuguese
- toutinegra-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
- Fustgetta dal chau nairRomansh
- Silvie mediteraneanăRomanian
- Средиземноморская славкаRussian
- SámmetoaivizarNorthern Sami
- penica siváSlovak
- žametna penicaSlovenian
- Bilbilthi kokëzi gushëbardhëAlbanian
- Sredozemna crnoglava grmušaSerbian
- Средоземна црноглава грмушаSerbian
- sammetshättaSwedish
- Maskeli ÖtleğenTurkish
- кропив’янка середземноморськаUkrainian
- Кропив'янка середземноморськаUkrainian
- 黑头林莺Chinese
- 黑頭林鶯Chinese
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Relatives of the sardinian 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
Asian desert warbler
Curruca nana
Western Orphean warbler
Curruca hortensis
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sardinian warbler?
An adult sardinian warbler weighs 11.6 g – 11.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sardinian warbler endangered?
The sardinian warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the sardinian warbler live?
The sardinian warbler has a recorded lifespan of 7.95 years.
What kind of animal is the sardinian warbler?
The sardinian warbler (Curruca melanocephala) belongs to the family Sylviidae in the order Passeriformes.
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