Curruca barrada

Taxonomía

Within the genus Curruca it is highly distinctive; the barred underside is shared only with the Cyprus warbler, which has black barring and an entirely different overall colour pattern. The barred warbler seems to represent an ancient lineage of Curruca warblers on its own and does not appear to have any particularly close relatives in the genus.<p>Two subspecies are recognised. The nominate Curruca nisoria nisoria occurs over most of the species' range, while Curruca nisoria merzbacheri occurs at eastern end of the range in central Asia. The latter is marginally paler and less heavily barred than the nominate subspecies, but they are barely distinct and intergrade where the ranges meet. Some authors consider them synonymous.<p>The specific nisoria is Medieval Latin for the Eurasian sparrowhawk, which is also barred.

Nombre científico

Curruca nisoria

Autoridad

(Bechstein, 1792)

Orden

Passeriformes

Familia

Sílvidos

Género

Curruca

Distribución y hábitat

Área de cría

PAL : c

Área no reproductiva

e AF

Migración

Complete migrants

Comportamiento

The barred warbler is a bird of open country with bushes for nesting, with very similar habitat preferences to the red-backed shrike. The nest is built in low shrub or brambles, and three to seven eggs are laid. Like most warblers, it is mainly insectivorous, but also takes berries and other soft fruit extensively in late summer and autumn. Its song is a pleasant chattering like a garden warbler with many clear notes, but is harsher and less melodious, and slightly higher pitched, with some resemblance to the common whitethroat's song.

Conservación

Tendencia poblacional

stable