Curruca melanocephala valverdei (Sardinian Warbler (valverdei))

Sardinian Warbler (valverdei)

Curruca melanocephala valverdei (Cabot, J; Urdiales, C 2005)

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sylviidae
Genus:
   Curruca
Scientific:
  Curruca melanocephala valverdei

Original description

Citation:
(Cabot, J; Urdiales, C 2005)

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 125 p.233

Protonym:
Sylvia melanocephala valverdei

Type locality:
El Atum de Saquiat (27°10’N, 13°12’W), Western Sahara, on 3 May 1955, by J. A. Valverde.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123799#page/573/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
7D6FDDEB631B4C72

Avibase ID:
avibase-7D6FDDEB

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7D6FDDEB

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 917560

English:
Sardinian Warbler (valverdei)
French:
Fauvette mélanocéphale (valverdei)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sardinian Warbler (valverdei) ( Curruca melanocephala valverdei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Sardinian Warbler (valverdei) ( Curruca melanocephala valverdei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Sardinian Warbler (valverdei) ( Curruca melanocephala valverdei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Sardinian Warbler (valverdei) ( Curruca melanocephala valverdei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sardinian Warbler (valverdei) ( Sylvia melanocephala valverdei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Sardinian Warbler (valverdei) ( Sylvia melanocephala valverdei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sardinian Warbler (valverdei) ( Curruca melanocephala valverdei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sardinian Warbler (valverdei) ( Curruca melanocephala valverdei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sardinian Warbler (valverdei) ( Curruca melanocephala valverdei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sardinian Warbler (valverdei) ( Curruca melanocephala valverdei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sardinian Warbler (valverdei) ( Curruca melanocephala valverdei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sardinian Warbler (valverdei) ( Curruca melanocephala valverdei)
Avilist 2025: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Curruca melanocephala valverdei
Clements, version 2024: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Curruca melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sylvia melanocephala valverdei [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Curruca melanocephala [melanocephala, pasiphae, leucogastra or valverdei]

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