[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia atricapilla | [UK] Blackcap | [FR] Fauvette a tete noire | [DE] Monchs-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca Capirotada | [NL] Zwartkop Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Quite large and robust warbler, with rather long wings and legs but rather […]
Category: Sylviidae
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia borin | [UK] Garden Warbler | [FR] Fauvette des jardins | [DE] Garten-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca Mosquitera | [NL] Tuinfluiter Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sylvia borin EU c, w AF Sylvia borin borin Sylvia borin woodwardi Physical charateristics Medium-siaed […]
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia curruca | [UK] Lesser Whitethroat | [FR] Fauvette babillarde | [DE] Klapper-Grasmucke | [ES] Tallarol xerraire | [NL] Braamsluiper Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sylvia curruca EU widespread AF, s Asia, India Sylvia curruca caucasica Sylvia curruca curruca Sylvia curruca […]
Marmoras Warbler (Sylvia sarda)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia sarda | [UK] Marmoras Warbler | [FR] Fauvette sarde | [DE] Sarden-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca Sarda | [NL] Sardijnse Grasmus Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics 12 cm; wing-span 13-17.5 cm; tail 4-5 cm. Close in size to Dartford Warbler but with 5-10% shorter tail (and thus less […]
Menetriess Warbler (Sylvia mystacea)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia mystacea | [UK] Menetriess Warbler | [FR] Fauvette de Menetries | [DE] Tamarisken-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca de Menetries | [NL] Menetries’ Zwartkop Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sylvia mystacea EU sc ne AF, Arabian Peninsula Sylvia mystacea mystacea Sylvia mystacea […]
Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia melanocephala | [UK] Sardinian Warbler | [FR] Fauvette melanocephale | [DE] Samtkopf-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca cabecinegra | [NL] Kleine Zwartkop Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sylvia melanocephala EU sw n AF Sylvia melanocephala leucogastra Sylvia melanocephala melanocephala Sylvia melanocephala momus […]
Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia conspicillata | [UK] Spectacled Warbler | [FR] Fauvette a lunettes | [DE] Brillen-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca tomillera | [NL] Brilgrasmus Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sylvia conspicillata EU sw nw, n AF Sylvia conspicillata conspicillata Sylvia conspicillata orbitalis Physical charateristics […]
Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia cantillans | [UK] Subalpine Warbler | [FR] Fauvette passerinette | [DE] Weissbart-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca carrasqena | [NL] Baardgrasmus Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sylvia cantillans EU sw n AF Sylvia cantillans albistriata Sylvia cantillans cantillans Sylvia cantillans inornata Physical […]
Tristrams Warbler (Sylvia deserticola)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia deserticola | [UK] Tristrams Warbler | [FR] Fauvette du desert | [DE] Atlas-Grasmucke | [ES] | [NL] Atlasgrasmus Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sylvia deserticola AF nw Sylvia deserticola deserticola Sylvia deserticola maroccana Sylvia deserticola ticehursti Physical charateristics Close in […]
Western Orphean Warbler (Sylvia hortensis)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Sylvia hortensis | [UK] Western Orphean Warbler | [FR] Fauvette orphee | [DE] Orpheus-Grasmucke | [ES] Curruca Mirlona | [NL] Orpheusgrasmus Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Large and robust warbler, with strong bill and heavy head. Bulk and square-taild silhouette recall long-tailed chat. Plumage dark dusky-brown above, mostly […]