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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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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://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656450

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  95E7E0E5E3481A63

Avibase ID:
  avibase-95E7E0E5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/95E7E0E5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563192

Geographic range:

  • Curruca hortensis hortensis: southwestern Europe and northern Africa (Morocco east to northwestern Libya); winters s Mauritania to w Sudan
  • Curruca hortensis cyrenaicae: northeastern Libya (Cyrenaica)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Western Orphean Warbler
Catalan:
Tallarol enmascarat occidental
Czech:
pěnice mistrovská
Danish:
Mestersanger
German:
Orpheusgrasmücke
Spanish:
Curruca Mirlona Occidental
Spanish (Spain):
Curruca mirlona occidental
Finnish:
lännenorfeuskerttu
French:
Fauvette orphée
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
Dutch:
Westelijke Orpheusgrasmus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Punersongar
Norwegian:
Punersanger
Polish:
lutniczka zachodnia
Portuguese:
Toutinegra-real
Portuguese (Portugal):
toutinegra-real
Russian:
Певчая славка
Slovak:
penica záhradná
Serbian:
Zapadna velika grmuša
Swedish:
herdesångare
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. 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]
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]
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 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]
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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Western Orphean Warbler ( Sylvia hortensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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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]
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]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca hortensis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Western Orphean Warbler ( Curruca 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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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, HBW: Western Orphean Warbler
English (IOC): Western Orphean Warbler
English (United States): Western Orphean Warbler
Esperanto: Merla 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
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 hortensis, Curruca hortensis hortensis, Ficaria hippolais, Hortensis hortensis, Hortensis hortensis hortensis, Hypolais Linnéi, Motacilla hippolais, Motacilla hortensis, Sylvia hortensis, Sylvia hortensis hortensis, 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 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
Romansh: fustgetta gronda
Rhaeto-Romance: 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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