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Menetries’s Warbler
Curruca mystacea
Menetries's Warbler (Curruca mystacea) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Menetries’s Warbler (Curruca mystacea) is a member of the Sylviidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 9.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
- Genus Curruca
- Species mystacea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Sylviidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Menetries’s Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Menetries’s Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Menetries’s Warbler (Curruca mystacea) is a species of bird in the Sylviidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL sc.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.9 g, with a wing length of about 5.9 cm and a tail of around 5.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Menetries’s Warbler?
The Menetries’s Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 9.9 g.
Where does the Menetries’s Warbler live?
The Menetries’s Warbler is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL sc, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Menetries’s Warbler belong to?
The Menetries’s Warbler (Curruca mystacea) belongs to the Sylviidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Menetries’s Warbler eat?
The Menetries’s Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Menetries’s Warbler migrate?
The Menetries’s Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Menetries’s Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Menetries’s Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Menetries’s Warbler — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
Conservation
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