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Western Orphean Warbler
Curruca hortensis (Gmelin, JF 1789)
The western Orphean warbler is a typical warbler of the genus Curruca. This species occurs in summer around the Mediterranean, through western Europe and extending into northwest Africa. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a rare vagrant to northern and north-western Europe. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
Genus:
Curruca
Scientific:
Curruca hortensis
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
Genus:
Curruca
Scientific:
Curruca hortensis
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.955
Protonym:
Motacilla hortensis
Type locality:
France and Italy; restricted to France by Vaurie, 1954, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 1692, p. 1.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10286#page/456/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
95E7E0E5E3481A63
Avibase ID:
avibase-95E7E0E5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/95E7E0E5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563192
Geographic range:
- Curruca hortensis: lowland to foothill open or semi-open woodland, park-line pine forest, brushy scrub, and gardens, from Iberia, France, and Italy southward to Morocco eastward to Libya; migrates to western African Sahel; vagrants reach Britan and Netherlands
- Curruca hortensis hortensis: breeds southwestern Europe and northern Africa (Morocco eastward to northwestern Libya); winters southern Mauritania to western Sudan
- Curruca hortensis cyrenaicae: northeastern Libya (Cyrenaica)
Source: Clements checklist
Western Orphean Warbler
Arabic:
دخلة مغنية
Azerbaijani:
Oxuyan silvi
Bulgarian:
Западно орфеево коприварче
Bengali:
ওর্ফিয়ান ফুটকি
Catalan:
Tallarol enmascarat occidental
Czech:
pěnice mistrovská
Danish:
Mestersanger
German:
Orpheusgrasmücke
Greek:
Δυτικός Μελωδοτσιροβάκος
Esperanto:
orfea silvio
Spanish:
Curruca Mirlona Occidental
Spanish (Spain):
Curruca mirlona occidental
Estonian:
Laulu-põõsalind
Basque:
Zozo-txinboa
Persian:
سسک چشمسفید غربی
Finnish:
lännenorfeuskerttu
French:
Fauvette orphée
Hebrew:
סבכי חורש מערבי
Croatian:
Velika Grmuša
Hungarian:
dalos poszáta
Icelandic:
Óðsöngvari
Italian:
Bigia grossa
Japanese (romaji):
mejiromushikui
Japanese:
メジロムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Vakarinė devynbalsė giesmininkė
Latvian:
parka ķauķis
Dutch:
Westelijke Orpheusgrasmus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Punersongar
Norwegian:
Punersanger
Polish:
lutniczka zachodnia
Portuguese:
Toutinegra-real
Portuguese (Portugal):
toutinegra-real
Romanian:
Silvie vestică de grădini
Russian:
Певчая славка
Slovak:
penica záhradná
Slovenian:
Zahodna svetlooka penica
Serbian:
Zapadna velika grmuša
Swedish:
herdesångare
Turkish:
Orfeus ötleğeni
Ukrainian:
кропив’янка співоча
Chinese:
歌林莺
Chinese (Traditional):
西方動聽林鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Fauvette orphée ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sylvia hortensis hortensis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sylvia hortensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Curruca [hortensis or crassirostris]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Arabic: دخلة مغنية
Asturian: Papuda real occidental, Xiblata
Azerbaijani: oxuyan pöhrəcil, Oxuyan silvi
Belarusian: Пеўчая леска
Bulgarian: Западно орфеево коприварче, Западпо орфеево коприварче, Орфеево коприварче
Bengali: ওর্ফিয়ান ফুটকি
Breton: Devedig-Orfeüs
Catalan: Busqueret emmascarat, Tallarol emmascarat, Tallarol enmascarat occidental
Catalan (Balears): Busqueret emmascarat
Montenegrin: velika grmuša, велика грмуша
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): велика грмуша
Czech: pěnice mistrovská
Welsh: Telor llygad arian, Telor orffeaidd
Danish: Mestersanger
German: Orpheusgrasmucke, Orpheusgrasmücke, Orpheusgrasmücke-hortensis, Westliche Orpheusgrasmücke
Greek: Δεvτρoτσιρoβάκoς, Δενδροτσιροβάκος, Δυτικός Μελωδοτσιροβάκος
English: Orphean Warbler, Western Orphean Warbler
English (Avilist): Western Orphean Warbler
English, HBW: Western Orphean Warbler
English (IOC): Western Orphean Warbler
English (United States): Western Orphean Warbler
Esperanto: Merla silvio, orfea silvio, Orfeosilvio
Spanish: Curruca Mirlona, Curruca mirlona occidental
Spanish (Spain): Curruca Mirlona, Curruca mirlona occidental
Spanish (HBW): Western Orphean Warbler
Estonian: Laulu-põõsalind, Salu-põõsalind
Basque: Tallarol emmascarat , Zozo-txinbo, Zozo-txinboa
Persian: سسک چشمسفید غربی
Finnish: lännenorfeuskerttu, Orfeuskerttu
French: Fauvette orphée
French (France): Bec-fin orphée
French (Guyane): Fauvette orphée
Friulian: moratule
Frisian: Orfeussjonger
Irish: Ceolaire dúchochallach
Galician: Papuxa real, Papuxa real occidental, Tallarol emmascarat
Manx: Kiaulleyder Orpheagh
Hebrew: סבכי חורש, סבכי חורש מערבי
Croatian: Velika Grmuša, Zapadna velika grmuša
Hungarian: dalos poszáta
Armenian: [Yergogh Shahrik ], Երգող Շահրիկ
Icelandic: Óðsöngvari
Italian: Bigia grossa
Japanese (romaji): mejiromushikui
Japanese: メジロムシクイ
Georgian: მგალობელი ასკაპუჭა, მგალობელი ასპუჭაკა
Kazakh: Сайрағыш сандуғаш
Kirghiz: кара баш шалкы, сайраак короолу
Scientific: Curruca caniceps, Curruca hortensis, Curruca hortensis, Curruca hortensis hortensis, Ficaria hippolais, Hortensis hortensis, Hortensis hortensis hortensis, Hypolais Linnéi, Motacilla hippolais, Motacilla hippolais, Motacilla hortensis, Muscicapoides imitator, Sylvia hortensis, Sylvia hortensis hortensis, Sylvia jerdoni, Sylvia orphea orphea
Luxembourgish: Orpheusgraatsch
Lithuanian: Dainingoji devynbalsė, devynbalsė giesmininkė, Vakarinė devynbalsė giesmininkė
Latvian: parka ķauķis, Parku ķauķis
Macedonian: Западно-медитеранско грмушарче, Микроглав грмушар, Оревасто коприварче
Maltese: bekkafik abjad, Bekkafik Sewdieni, Bekkafik t' Għajnu Bajda, bekkafik ta' għajnu bajda, Bekkafik t'għajnu bajda
Dutch: Orpheusgrasmus, Westelijke orfeusgrasmus, Westelijke Orpheusgrasmus
Norwegian Nynorsk: Punersongar
Norwegian: Mestersanger, punersanger
Polish: Gajówka lutniczka, Lutniczka, lutniczka zachodnia
Portuguese: toutinegra real, Toutinegra-real
Portuguese (Portugal): toutinegra-real, Toutinegra-real-ocidental
Rhaeto-Romance: Fustgetta gronda
Romanian: Silvie vestică de grădini
Romance (Other): fustgetta gronda
Russian: Певчая славка, Славка певчая
Northern Sami: Orfeusvizar
Slovak: penica záhradná
Slovenian: svetlooka penica, Zahodna svetlooka penica
Albanian: Bilbilthi këngëtar
Serbian: grmuša smokvarica, Zapadna velika grmuša, Грмуша смокварица
Swedish: Herdesångare, Mästersångare
Turkmen: saýrak çürlentgi
Turkish: Ak Gözlü Ötleğen, ak gözlüötleğen, Akdeniz Gözlü Ötleğen, Akgözlü Ötleğen, Ak-gözlü Ötleğen, Akgözlü Ötleşen, Batı akgözlü ötleğen, Orfeus Ötleğeni, Orpheus Ötleğeni
Ukrainian: кропив’янка співоча, Кропив'янка співоча , Співоча кропив'янка
Chinese: 歌林莺
Chinese (Traditional): 西方動聽林鶯
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