Chestnut-vented warbler

Chestnut-vented warbler
Near Weenen, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae
Genus: Curruca
Species:
C. subcoerulea
Binomial name
Curruca subcoerulea
(Vieillot, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Parisoma subcaeruleum
  • Sylvia subcaerulea

The chestnut-vented warbler, chestnut-vented tit-babbler or rufous-vented warbler (Curruca subcoerulea) is an Old World warbler.

The chestnut-vented warbler breeds in southern Africa in Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Eswatini. This is a common species found in a range of habitats including fynbos, scrub, thickets and dry riverbeds.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Curruca subcoerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22716893A94515852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716893A94515852.en. Retrieved 21 October 2022.