Arabian Warbler (Curruca leucomelaena)
About the Arabian Warbler
The Arabian warbler (Curruca leucomelaena), also known as Red Sea warbler or Blandford's warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Its natural habitat is dry savanna country where it is often found in patches of Acacia. Four subspecies are recognised; C. l. negevensis, from the Arava Valley in Israel and Jordan; C. l. leucomelaena, from northwestern Saudi Arabia southward to Yemen and then eastward to Oman; C. l. blanfordi, from southeastern Egypt to southeastern Eritrea; and C. l. somaliensis, from Djibouti and northern Somalia.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 19 recordings for this species: 8 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 Israel, Saudi Arabia 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.