---
title: "Cigarrinha-ribeirinha"
description: "Locustella fluviatilis — Aves. The river warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) is an Old World warbler in the genus Locustella."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/river-warbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cigarrinha-ribeirinha

> Locustella fluviatilis — Aves. The river warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) is an Old World warbler in the genus Locustella.

- Scientific name: *Locustella fluviatilis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 1950
- Wikidata: [Q747787](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q747787)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116938](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116938)

## Names

- en: River Warbler
- de: Schlagschwirl
- es: Buscarla Fluvial
- fr: Locustelle fluviatile
- pt: Cigarrinha-ribeirinha
- pl: Strumieniówka

## Countries with the most observations

RU (1269), DE (79), UA (79), PL (51), FI (25), LT (25), BY (20), CZ (17), NL (15), AT (14), DK (10), HU (10)

## Summary

The river warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) is an Old World warbler in the genus Locustella. It breeds in eastern and central Europe and is migratory, wintering in inland southern Africa, from around the Zambezi River south to the vicinity of Pretoria in South Africa.

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

## Photo

![Cigarrinha-ribeirinha](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/river-warbler/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nicolás Tamargo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46745712

## Machine access

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