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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySylviidae
  6. genusCurruca
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the subalpine 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 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Subalpine warbler (Curruca cantillans). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/subalpine-warbler

MLA

“Subalpine warbler (Curruca cantillans).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/subalpine-warbler.

BibTeX
@misc{subalpine_warbler_2026,
  title = {Subalpine warbler (Curruca cantillans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/subalpine-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}