Sardinian warbler

Sardinian warbler
Adult male, Methana peninsula, Greece
Female, Souss-Massa National Park, Morocco
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sylviidae
Genus:	Curruca
Species:	C. melanocephala
Binomial name
Curruca melanocephala (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Subspecies
2-6, see text
Range of C. melanocephala   Resident   Breeding   Non-breeding
Synonyms
Sylvia melanocephala

The Sardinian warbler (Curruca melanocephala) is a common and widespread typical warbler from the Mediterranean region. Like most Curruca species, it has distinct male and female plumages. The adult male has a grey back, whitish underparts, black head, white throat and red eyes. Plumages are somewhat variable even in the same locality, with the intensity of a reddish hue on upper- and/or underside that varies from absent to (in some subspecies) pronounced. The female is mainly brown above and buff below, with a grey head. The Sardinian warbler's song is fast and rattling, and is very characteristic of the Mediterranean areas where this bird breeds.