Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilySylviidae (Sylviid Warblers and Allies)
- GenusCurruca (Curruca Warblers)
- SpeciesCurruca melanocephala (Sardinian Warbler)
About the Sardinian Warbler
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.
The Sardinian warbler was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the wagtails in the genus Motacilla and coined the binomial name Motacilla melanocephala. Gmelin based his entry on a description by the Italian zoologist Francesco Cetti in his book Gli uccelli di Sardegna (The Birds of Sardinia) that was published in 1776. This was the second volume of his Storia naturale di Sardegna... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Camargue
Western Subalpine Warbler
Curruca iberiae
Moltoni's Warbler
Curruca subalpina
Spectacled Warbler
Sylvia conspicillata
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Dartford Warbler
Sylvia undata
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cetti
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 13 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 14 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sardinian Warbler in Camargue?
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Sardinian Warbler sighting in Camargue, based on 520 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sardinian Warbler in Camargue?
March has the highest sighting rate for Sardinian Warbler in Camargue in our monthly data.