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title: "Iberien-Bartgrasmücke"
description: "Curruca iberiae — Vögel. The western subalpine warbler (Curruca iberiae) is a small Sylviidae warbler which breeds in the southernmost areas of Europe and north-western Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/western-subalpine-warbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Iberien-Bartgrasmücke

> Curruca iberiae — Vögel. The western subalpine warbler (Curruca iberiae) is a small Sylviidae warbler which breeds in the southernmost areas of Europe and north-western Africa.

- Scientific name: *Curruca iberiae*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3041
- Wikidata: [Q99573734](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99573734)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289471](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289471)

## Names

- en: Western Subalpine Warbler
- de: Iberien-Bartgrasmücke
- es: Curruca carrasqueña occidental
- fr: Fauvette passerinette
- it: Sterpazzolina occidentale
- pt: Toutinegra-de-bigodes
- pl: Pokrzewka iberyjska

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1532), FR (510), PT (243), MA (112), DZ (95), SN (20), IT (19), GM (13), NG (9), GI (8), EH (7), DE (5)

## Summary

The western subalpine warbler (Curruca iberiae) is a small Sylviidae warbler which breeds in the southernmost areas of Europe and north-western Africa.
Like most Curruca species, it has distinct male and female plumages. The adult male has a grey back and head, brick-red underparts, and white malar streaks ("moustaches"). The female is mainly brown above, with a greyer head, and whitish below with a pink flush. The subalpine warbler's song is fast and rattling, and is similar to the lesser whitethroat.
This bird seems to be related to the Sardinian warbler–Menetries' warbler superspecies. They all have white malar…

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

## Photo

![Iberien-Bartgrasmücke](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-subalpine-warbler/medium.jpg)

Photo: peresol · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/382876152

## Machine access

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