Melodious Warbler
Hippolais polyglotta
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Reed Warblers and Allies (Acrocephalidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. This small passerine bird is a species found in open woodland with bushes.
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Range and habitat
Breeds southwestern Palearctic; winters in savanna of western Africa.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Countries
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belgium
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gambia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Monaco
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Nigeria
- Poland
- San Marino
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Togo
- Tunisia
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
- Western Sahara
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Melodious warbler
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
