Eastern Orphean Warbler (Curruca crassirostris)
About the Eastern Orphean Warbler
The eastern Orphean warbler (Curruca crassirostris) is an Old World warbler of the genus Curruca. This species occurs in summer around the Mediterranean, through the Balkans via Turkey, the Caucasus and surrounding regions to Central Asia. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. At 15–16 cm length—somewhat larger than a blackcap—this is one of the largest species of typical warblers. The adult males have a plain grey back. The bill is long and pointed and the legs black. The male has a dark grey head, black eye mask, and white throat. The iris is white. Females and immatures have a paler head and reddish underparts; their grey back has a brownish tinge. The iris is dark in young birds. It is difficult to visually distinguish from the Western Orphean warbler.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 91 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-ND · 5 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Croatia, Georgia, Greece, India in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Barred WarblerCurruca nisoriarecording
- Common WhitethroatCurruca communisrecording
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undatarecording
- Hume's WhitethroatCurruca althaearecording
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucarecording
- Marmora's WarblerCurruca sardarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.