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Curruca
''Curruca'' is a genus of Sylviid warblers, best represented in Europe, Africa, and Asia. All of these species were formerly placed in the genus '' Sylvia''. Taxonomy The genus ''Curruca'' was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Matthäus Bechstein in 1802. The type species (by tautonomy) is the lesser whitethroat ''Curruca curruca''. The name ''Curruca'' is the Latin word for an unidentified small bird mentioned by the Roman poet Juvenal. The genus was split from '' Sylvia'' in the Howard and Moore Checklist in 2014 after a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2011. The split is now recognised by most modern authorities. Species The genus contains 27 species: * Barred warbler, ''Curruca nisoria'' * Layard's warbler, ''Curruca layardi'' * Banded parisoma, ''Curruca boehmi'' * Chestnut-vented warbler, ''Curruca subcoerulea'' * Desert whitethroat, ''Curruca minula'' * Lesser whitethroat, ''Curruca curruca'' * Hume's whitethroat, ''Curruca althaea'' * Brown pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Whitethroat
The lesser whitethroat (''Curruca curruca'') is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds in temperate Europe, except the southwest, and in the western and central Palearctic. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, wintering in Africa just south of the Sahara, Arabia and India. Unlike many typical warblers, the sexes are almost identical. This is a small species with a grey back, whitish underparts, a grey head with a darker "bandit mask" through the eyes and a white throat. It is slightly smaller than the common whitethroat, and lacks the chestnut wings and uniform head-face color of that species. The lesser whitethroat's song is a fast and rattling sequence of ''tet'' or ''che'' calls, quite different from the common whitethroat's scolding song. Like most "warblers", it is insectivorous, but will also take berries and other soft fruit. This is a bird of fairly open country and cultivation, with large bushes for nesting and some trees. The nest is built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Whitethroat
The lesser whitethroat (''Curruca curruca'') is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds in temperate Europe, except the southwest, and in the western and central Palearctic. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, wintering in Africa just south of the Sahara, Arabia and India. Unlike many typical warblers, the sexes are almost identical. This is a small species with a grey back, whitish underparts, a grey head with a darker "bandit mask" through the eyes and a white throat. It is slightly smaller than the common whitethroat, and lacks the chestnut wings and uniform head-face color of that species. The lesser whitethroat's song is a fast and rattling sequence of ''tet'' or ''che'' calls, quite different from the common whitethroat's scolding song. Like most "warblers", it is insectivorous, but will also take berries and other soft fruit. This is a bird of fairly open country and cultivation, with large bushes for nesting and some trees. The nest is built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menetries's Warbler
Menetries's warbler or Ménétries's warbler (''Curruca mystacea'') is a small passerine bird of Southwest Asia belonging to the genus ''Curruca''. The name of the species commemorates Édouard Ménétries, the French zoologist who described the species in 1832. It is closely related to the Sardinian warbler (''Curruca melanocephala'') of the Mediterranean basin and is similar to it in appearance. Description The Menetries's warbler is 12 to 14 cm long with a wingspan of 15 to 19 cm and weighs about 9-11 grams. Its fairly long tail is blackish with white on the outer-feathers and is often held cocked. It is frequently wagged up and down or from side to side. The bill is fairly heavy and is dark with a pinkish patch at the base. There is a pale bare ring around the eye. The male of the nominate subspecies ''C. m. mystacea'' is dark greyish above and whitish below with a white submoustachial stripe and a pink throat and breast. It has a dark cap which is dull black at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barred Warbler
The barred warbler (''Curruca nisoria'') is a typical warbler which breeds across temperate regions of central and eastern Europe and western and central Asia. This passerine bird is strongly migratory, and winters in tropical eastern Africa.Del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A., & Christie, D. (editors). (2006). '' Handbook of the Birds of the World''. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. . It is the largest ''Curruca'' warbler, 15.5–17 cm in length and weighing 22–36 g, mainly grey above and whitish below. Adult males are dark grey above with white tips on the wing coverts and tail feathers, and heavily barred below. The female is similar but slightly paler and has only light barring. Young birds are buffy grey-brown above, pale buff below, and have very little barring, with few obvious distinctive features; they can easily be confused with garden warblers, differing in the slight barring on the tail coverts and the pale fringes on the wing feather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Whitethroat
The desert whitethroat (''Curruca minula'') is a typical warbler. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with the lesser whitethroat as some authorities now reinstate. These are seen as members of a superspecies. The desert whitethroat together with Hume's whitethroat form an Asian lineage in the superspecies, which have diverged into species adapted to drier lowlands and moister mountain habitats respectively.Del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A., & Christie, D. (editors). (2006). ''Handbook of the Birds of the World''. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. . The name small whitethroat has also been used by some authors, and desert lesser whitethroat before it was split from lesser whitethroat. Description It is distinguished from Hume's and lesser whitethroats by its smaller size (12 cm length, 8–13 g weight), smaller bill, the uniformly paler grey head lacking the well-marked dark cheeks of Hume's and lesser whitethroats, and a lighter grey-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rüppell's Warbler
Rüppell's warbler (''Curruca ruppeli'') is a typical warbler of the genus ''Curruca''. It breeds in Greece, Turkey and neighbouring islands. It is migratory, wintering in northeast Africa. This is a rare vagrant to western Europe. The name is occasionally cited as "Rueppell's warbler". It is a typical "Curruca" warbler, similar in size but slimmer than the Sardinian warbler. The adults have a plain grey back and paler grey underparts. The bill is fine and pointed, with brown legs and red eyes. The striking male has a black head and, usually, a black throat, separated by a white malar streak ("moustache"). Females have a pale throat, and the head is grey rather than black. Their grey back has a brownish tinge. The song is a slower, deeper rattle than that of the Sardinian warbler. Together with the Cyprus warbler it forms a superspecies with dark throats, white malar streaks and light remigial fringes. This in turn is related to the species of Mediterranean and Middle East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemen Warbler
The Yemen warbler or Yemen parisoma (''Curruca buryi'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Sylviidae. It is found on the southeastern slope of the Sarawat Mountains of Yemen and Saudi Arabia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "Near Threatened". Taxonomy The Yemen warbler was first described in 1913, by the Scottish ornithologist William Robert Ogilvie-Grant, as ''Parisoma buryi'' in the babbler family Timaliidae. However, examination of its mitochondrial DNA, vocalizations, behaviour and form led to it being transferred to the genus ''Curruca'' in the family Sylviidae. The type locality is Menacha, in Yemen. This warbler is closely related to the brown parisoma (''Curruca lugens''). Description The Yemen warbler reaches a length of and has a weight of around . The sexes are similar in appearance and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hume's Whitethroat
Hume's whitethroat (''Curruca althaea'') is a species of typical warbler. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with the lesser whitethroat as some authorities now reinstate. These are seen as members of a superspecies which also includes the desert whitethroat. The present species together with the aridland desert whitethroat(s) seems to form an Asian lineage in the superspecies.Del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A., & Christie, D. (editors). (2006). ''Handbook of the Birds of the World''. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. . It is distinguished from the lesser whitethroat by its slightly larger size (13–14 cm), slightly stouter bill, and the darker top of the head and darker grey-brown back, which gives it less contrast between its upper head to back region than in lesser whitethroat. The throat is white, and the rest of the underparts pale greyish-white. Their breeding ranges do not overlap; Hume's whitethroat inhabits upland regions from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut-vented Warbler
The chestnut-vented warbler, chestnut-vented tit-babbler or rufous-vented warbler (''Curruca subcoerulea'') is an Old World warbler. The chestnut-vented warbler breeds in southern Africa in Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Eswatini. This is a common species found in a range of habitats including fynbos, scrub, thickets and dry riverbeds. Taxonomy The first formal description of the chestnut-vented warbler was by the French naturalist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1817. He introduced the binomial name ''Sylvia subcœrulea'' using the ''œ'' ligature. The specific epithet would normally be spelled ''subcaerulea'' or ''subcærulea'' and comes from the Latin ''sub'' meaning somewhat or beneath and ''caeruleus'' for blue. In modern Latin ''subcaeruleus '' is used to indicate pale blue. Most authorities use the standard spelling ''subcaerulea'' but some use the original spelling ''subcoerulea''. Description The chestnut-vented warbl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Orphean Warbler
The eastern Orphean warbler (''Curruca crassirostris'') is a typical warbler of the genus ''Curruca''. This species occurs in summer around the Mediterranean, through the Balkans via Turkey, the Caucasus and surrounding regions to Central Asia. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. At 15–16 cm length—somewhat larger than a blackcap—this is one of the largest species of typical warblers. The adult males have a plain grey back. The bill is long and pointed and the legs black. The male has a dark grey head, black eye mask, and white throat. The iris is white. Females and immatures have a paler head and reddish underparts; their grey back has a brownish tinge. The iris is dark in young birds. The song is a series of warbling ' and scolding notes. Its song is more varied than that of the western Orphean warbler, approaching the Nightingale in richness. These small passerine birds are found in open deciduous woodland. 4–6 eggs are laid in a nest in a bush or t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Orphean Warbler
The western Orphean warbler (''Curruca hortensis'') is a typical warbler of the genus ''Curruca''. This species occurs in summer around the Mediterranean, through western Europe and extending into northwest Africa. It is migratory, wintering in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a rare vagrant to northern and north-western Europe. Taxonomy and etymology The English name refers to the mythical musician and singer Orpheus. The specific ''hortensis'' is Latin for "of a garden", from ''hortus'', "garden". Two subspecies are unequivocally accepted,Snow, David W.; Perrins, Christopher M.; Doherty, Paul & Cramp, Stanley (1998). ''The complete birds of the western Palaearctic on CD-ROM''. Oxford University Press. . but they are now usually considered separate species.Helbig, A. J. (2001). Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus ''Sylvia'', in: Shirihai, Hadoram: ''Sylvia warblers'': 24-29. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. Jønsson, Knud A. & Fjeldså, Jon (2006). A phylogenetic supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristram's Warbler
Tristram's warbler (''Curruca deserticola'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. Its natural habitat is subtropical dry shrubland. The species is named after Reverend Henry Baker Tristram, who also collected natural history specimens. References Tristram's warbler Birds of North Africa Taxa named by Henry Baker Tristram Tristram's warbler Tristram's warbler (''Curruca deserticola'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. Its natural habitat is subtropical dry shrubland. The speci ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sylvioidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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