Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin

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Brief #

A plain, long-winged and long-tailed bird with unstreaked olive-brown upperparts and dull white underparts.

Synonyms #

  • Curruca mosquitera (Spanish)
  • Papuxa picafollas (Galician)

Red List Status #

The Garden Warbler is unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
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Description #

It is a plain, long-winged and long-tailed bird with unstreaked olive-brown upperparts and dull white underparts. It has a whitish eyering and a faint pale supercilium, and there is a buff wash to the throat and flanks. The eye is black, the legs are bluish-grey and the strong bill has a grey upper and paler grey lower mandible. The male and female are indistinguishable by external appearance including size. Juveniles have a looser plumage than an adult, with paler and greyer upperparts and a buff tone to the underparts.

Measurements #

Length: 14 - 15 cm
Wingspan: 20 - 25 cm
Weight: 16 - 22 g

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