Listen to the Dartford warbler
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About the Dartford warbler
The Dartford warbler is a bird in the family Sylviidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “near threatened”. Adults have a wingspan of about 16 cm.
What does the Dartford warbler sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
From Wikipedia
The Dartford warbler (Curruca undata) is a Sylviid warbler from the warmer parts of western Europe and northwestern Africa. It is a small warbler with a long thin tail and a thin pointed bill. The adult male has grey-brown upperparts and is dull reddish-brown below except for the centre of the belly which has a dirty white patch. It has light speckles on the throat and a red eye-ring. The sexes are similar but the adult female is usually less grey above and paler below.
Its breeding range lies west of a line from southern England to the heel of Italy (southern Apulia). The Dartford warbler is usually resident all year in its breeding range, but there is some limited migration.
Related birds in the genus Curruca
More from the family Sylviidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Dartford warbler sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Dartford warbler on this page. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Dartford warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Dartford warbler as “near threatened”.
What family does the Dartford warbler belong to?
The Dartford warbler (Curruca undata) belongs to the family Sylviidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Curruca rabilarga (Curruca undata) 02 by Tanguy Loïs – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Curruca rabilarga (Curruca undata) 01 by Benoît Van Hecke – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q110257524 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Dartford warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by El Golli Mohamed – CC BY-SA 4.0