Avibase: Curruca nana (Asian Desert Warbler)

Asian Desert Warbler

Curruca nana Hemprich, WF; Ehrenberg, CG 1833

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Barry Edmonston	2023-05-20	Temirlik, Raiymbek District, Almaty Province, Raiymbekskiy (Kazakhstan) (1700 m)	song - [sono]	807948 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Jarmo Pirhonen	2010-05-27	Bayankhongor, Bogd (Mongolia) (1900 m)	alarm call, call - [sono]	767409 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Peter Kennerley	2004-05-17	, Almaty City (Kazakhstan)	-	485188221 macaulaylibrary.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Stanislas Wroza	2024-11-16	Thumrait, Dhofar Governorate, Thumrait (Oman) (440 m)	alarm call, call, flight call, song - [sono]	951279 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Peter Boesman	2023-05-19	Sogety Valley, Enbekshikazakhskiy (Kazakhstan) (? m)	song - [sono]	813334 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Frank Lambert	2021-12-12	Hegra, AlUla, Al Madinah Province, Al Madinah (Saudi Arabia) (900 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	732463 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	D.Farrow	15-05-02	Charyn, Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan) (? m)	song (A) -	49767 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Ali Alieslam	2021-03-22	Torud, Shahrud, Semnan Province, Semnan (deprecated) (Iran) (800 m)	adult, male, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	649201 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Stanislas Wroza	2024-11-16	Thumrait, Dhofar Governorate, Thumrait (Oman) (440 m)	song - [sono]	951276 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	David Darrell-Lambert	2018-11-12	Al Madinah Province, Al Madinah (Saudi Arabia) (40 m)	call, song - calling and sang a little, hard to know if the call is part of the song or not bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	446982 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Oscar Campbell	2015-11-20	Lulu Island, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) (0 m)	call - One, probably a recently arrived migrant and part of a small fall of the species in the area on that date, in scrubby desert, perching and calling from low palm and bushes bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	291824 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Marcin Solowiej	2023-01-12	, HaDarom (Israel)	-	534302931 macaulaylibrary.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Peter Boesman	2023-05-19	Sogety Valley, Enbekshikazakhskiy (Kazakhstan) (? m)	song - [sono]	813333 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Patrick Franke	2011-05-29	Shygan, Almaty (Kazakhstan) (886 m)	call, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	120526 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Jarmo Pirhonen	2010-05-27	Bayankhongor, Bogd (Mongolia) (1600 m)	song - [sono]	767410 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Andrew Spencer	2022-02-17	Desert National Park — area around 26.79232, 70.52624, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, Jaisalmer (India)	- Calls from a bird in an isolated small bush in open, rocky terrain.	426329461 macaulaylibrary.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Mohamed Almazrouei	2024-11-17	, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)	-	626372011 macaulaylibrary.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Stanislas Wroza	2024-11-16	Thumrait, Dhofar Governorate, Thumrait (Oman) (440 m)	alarm call, call, flight call, song - [sono]	951278 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Sylvia nana	Jacob Spinks	2020-06-16	Holy Island--The Snook, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Northumberland (former county) (United Kingdom)	- Singing male at the Snook	243840321 macaulaylibrary.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Herman van Oosten	29-01-2010	Muntasar oasis, Dhofar (Oman) (50 m)	call (A) - Bird later seen, slightly of focus. Does, as it is said, indeed resemble a certain call of Cyanistes caeruleus.	44450 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Frank Lambert	2019-05-28	Sevrei, Umnugovi, Ömnögovi (Mongolia) (1300 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	481530 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Arnon Tsairi	2025-12-09	Har Hanegev Hatzfoni (near Sde Boker), Be'er Sheva, South District, HaDarom (Israel) (480 m)	- Modifications: shortened intervals between vocalizations of a few seconds, noise reduction Habitat: An agricultural field that is not currently being cultivated, bare ground with some low shrubs. The bird is perching on a small bush, about 10m away. Behavior: foraging, jumping on the ground and on small bushes.	1063523 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	Frank Lambert	2021-12-12	Hegra, AlUla, Al Madinah Province, Al Madinah (Saudi Arabia) (900 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	732462 xeno-canto.org
Asian Desert Warbler - Curruca nana	R. Martin	2013-02-10	Thumrait, Dhofar, Oman, Dhofar (Oman) (380 m)	alarm call, call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	134929 xeno-canto.org

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