Subalpine warbler
Curruca cantillans (Pallas, 1764)
Status not recordedsongbirds
The subalpine warbler (Curruca cantillans) is a species in the family Sylviidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.2 g to 9.6 g.
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Quick facts about the subalpine warbler
- Weight
- 8.2 g – 9.6 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrubland
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.05
- Lifestyle
- Perching
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the subalpine warbler live?
Not recorded
Is the subalpine warbler endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the subalpine warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySylviidae
- genusCurruca
- SpeciesCurruca cantillans (Pallas, 1764)
Synonyms Alsecus leucopogon, Curruca leucopogon, Curruca leupogon, Motacilla cantillans, Sylvia cantillans, Sylvia cantillans cantillans, Sylvia leucopogon
Other names and names in other languages (63)
- Eastern subalpine warblerEnglish
- هَازِجَةٌ مُغَرِّدَةٌ شَرْقِيَّةٌArabic
- papuda bermeyaAsturian
- Червеногушо коприварчеBulgarian
- Devedig ar glastenBreton
- tallarol de garrigaCatalan
- pěnice vousatáCzech
- telor brongochWelsh
- Hvidskægget SangerDanish
- BartgrasmückeGerman
- Ανατολικός ΚοκκινοτσιροβάκοςGreek
- balkania silvioEsperanto
- Curruca CarrasqueñaSpanish
- punakurk-põõsalindEstonian
- Txinbo papargorriztaBasque
- idänrusokerttuFinnish
- Kinnhvítur ljómariFaroese
- Fauvette des BalkansFrench
- Ceolaire mothairIrish
- Papuxa paporrubiaGalician
- Kiaulleyder fo-alpaghManx
- סבכי רונןHebrew
- bjelobrka grmušaCroatian
- bajszos poszátaHungarian
- KampasöngvariIcelandic
- SterpazzolinaItalian
- シラヒゲムシクイJapanese
- alpinė devynbalsėLithuanian
- sarkanrīkles ķauķisLatvian
- црвеногушесто грмушарчеMacedonian
- RødstrupesangerNorwegian Bokmål
- BaardgrasmusDutch
- rødsmekkesangerNorwegian
- pokrzewka wąsataPolish
- toutinegra-de-bigodesPortuguese
- Silvie roşcatăRomanian
- Рыжегрудая славкаRussian
- RuksesraddevizarNorthern Sami
- penica fúzatáSlovak
- taščična penicaSlovenian
- Grmuša crvenovoljkaSerbian
- rödstrupig sångareSwedish
- Bıyıklı ÖtleğenTurkish
- кропив’янка червоноволаUkrainian
- 亚高山林莺Chinese
- Tallarol de garriga orientalCatalan
- Rødstrubet sangerDanish
- Balkan-BartgrasmückeGerman
- Östliche WeißbartgrasmückeGerman
- Weißbart-GrasmückeGerman
- (Ανατολικός) ΚοκκινοτσιροβάκοςGreek
- Barbstria silvioEsperanto
- Curruca carrasquena orientalSpanish
- Curruca carrasqueña orientalSpanish
- rusorintakerttuFinnish
- Fauvette passerinetteFrench
- Sterpazzolina comuneItalian
- BalkanbaardgrasmusDutch
- toutinegra-carrasqueiraPortuguese
- toutinegra-dos-balcãsPortuguese
- Субальпийская славкаRussian
- Кропив'янка червоноволаUkrainian
- 亞高山林鶯Chinese
Relatives of the subalpine warbler
Other species in the same genus Curruca.

Common whitethroat
Curruca communis

Lesser whitethroat
Curruca curruca

Barred warbler
Curruca nisoria
Sardinian warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Desert warbler
Curruca nana
Orphean warbler
Curruca hortensis
CompareSubalpine warbler vs Common whitethroatSubalpine warbler vs Lesser whitethroatSubalpine warbler vs Barred warblerSubalpine warbler vs Sardinian warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the subalpine warbler?
An adult subalpine warbler weighs 8.2 g – 9.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the subalpine warbler?
The subalpine warbler (Curruca cantillans) 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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