Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Upcher’s Warbler
Hippolais languida
Upcher's Warbler (Hippolais languida) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Upcher’s Warbler (Hippolais languida) is a member of the Acrocephalidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 12 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 Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
- Genus Hippolais
- Species languida
Where it lives
Turkey to Israel and east to southern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Acrocephalidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Upcher’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 Upcher’s Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Upcher’s Warbler (Hippolais languida) is a species of bird in the Acrocephalidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL Turkey to Israel and e to s Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12 g, with a wing length of about 7.4 cm and a tail of around 6.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 3.1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Upcher’s Warbler?
The Upcher’s Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 12 g.
Where does the Upcher’s Warbler live?
The Upcher’s Warbler is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL Turkey to Israel and e to s Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Upcher’s Warbler belong to?
The Upcher’s Warbler (Hippolais languida) belongs to the Acrocephalidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Upcher’s Warbler eat?
The Upcher’s Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Upcher’s Warbler migrate?
The Upcher’s Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Upcher’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 Upcher’s Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Upcher’s Warbler — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Upcher’s Warbler's range?
The Upcher’s Warbler has a mapped global range of about 3.1 million km².
Conservation
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