Arabian Warbler - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by lior kislev
Sheyzaf Nature Reseve, Israel, April 2007

Alternative name: Red Sea Warbler

Curruca leucomelaena

Sylvia leucomelaena

Distribution

Africa and the Middle East
Northern Africa: found only in Egypt
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia
Middle East: Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman

Taxonomy

Juvenile
Photo by Robin Edwards
Sheyzaf Nature Reserve, Israel, March 2010

This is a polytypic species^[1] consisting of 4 subspecies.

Subspecies

• C. l. negevensis:

• Arava Valley (Israel-Jordan border)

• C. l. blanfordi :

• Red Sea coast of Egypt, north-eastern Sudan and Eritrea

• C. l. somaliensis:

• Djibouti and northern Somalia

• C. l. leucomelaena:

• Western Saudi Arabia to western Yemen and Oman

Habitat

Acacia desert savana.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Arabian Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Arabian_Warbler

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