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title: "Sardinian Warbler"
description: "Curruca melanocephala — Birds. The Sardinian warbler (Curruca melanocephala) is a common and widespread Sylviidae warbler from the Mediterranean region."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/sardinian-warbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Sardinian Warbler

> Curruca melanocephala — Birds. The Sardinian warbler (Curruca melanocephala) is a common and widespread Sylviidae warbler from the Mediterranean region.

- Scientific name: *Curruca melanocephala*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 22940
- Wikidata: [Q110257507](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110257507)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289472](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289472)

## Names

- en: Sardinian Warbler
- de: Samtkopfgrasmücke
- es: Curruca cabecinegra
- fr: Fauvette mélanocéphale
- it: Occhiocotto
- pt: Toutinegra-de-cabeça-preta
- pl: Pokrzewka aksamitna

## Countries with the most observations

ES (6788), PT (2614), FR (2279), IT (1775), GR (835), DZ (645), MA (420), IL (381), CY (286), TR (144), MT (103), HR (98)

## Summary

The Sardinian warbler (Curruca melanocephala) is a common and widespread Sylviidae 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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardinian_warbler

## Photo

![Sardinian Warbler](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sardinian-warbler/medium.jpg)

Photo: karim Attouche · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54202927

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sardinian-warbler?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).