Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 11,746
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sardinian warbler”.