Eastern Orphean Warbler
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Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Eastern Orphean Warbler

Curruca crassirostris

LCLeast Concern
Family
Sylviid Warblers and Allies (Sylviidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.