OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Curruca (bird mentioned by Juvenal) ruppeli (for Zoologist Eduard Rüppell )
Adult male Rüppell's warbler (Curruca ruppeli) at Side, Antalya, turkey - April 2025
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 13g / Length: 14cm / Wingspan: 20-25cm
UK STATUS NOT EVALUATED/ IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A species that is centred around Southern Greece and Turkey during the beeding seasons and winter in North East Africa. Their preferred habitat is warm areas and scrubby hills where they hunt for insects, although they will also feed on berries outside breeding season.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae
Genus: Curruca
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
TURKEY - Turkish:Karaboğazlı ötleğen("Black-throated Warbler")
- ANTALYA 2025 TRIP - Fairly common towards end of trip, possibly migration arrival
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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