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Eastern orphean warbler - Curruca crassirostris Plain but subtly attractive medium-sized warbler. Adult is gray with a black head and a white throat. Female has a less contrasting head pattern than the male. Younger birds are browner with a faded-looking version of the adult’s head pattern. Visually very similar to the Western Orphean Warbler, but the black on the head is more cleanly cut off from the gray of the back on Eastern Orphean Warbler. Also note the comparatively cleaner-looking belly on Eastern Orphean. Breeding ranges do not overlap. Breeds in open forests from which it delivers its song in phrases with an almost thrushlike warbling melody. Non-breeding habitats include open scrubby habitats, such as thornscrub and semidesert. Curruca crassirostris,Eastern Orphean warbler,Eastern orphean warbler,Geotagged,Greece,Lesbos,Spring,bird Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Eastern orphean warbler - Curruca crassirostris

Plain but subtly attractive medium-sized warbler. Adult is gray with a black head and a white throat. Female has a less contrasting head pattern than the male. Younger birds are browner with a faded-looking version of the adult’s head pattern. Visually very similar to the Western Orphean Warbler, but the black on the head is more cleanly cut off from the gray of the back on Eastern Orphean Warbler. Also note the comparatively cleaner-looking belly on Eastern Orphean. Breeding ranges do not overlap. Breeds in open forests from which it delivers its song in phrases with an almost thrushlike warbling melody. Non-breeding habitats include open scrubby habitats, such as thornscrub and semidesert.

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The eastern Orphean warbler is a typical 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.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by CathDH
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Uploaded Jan 2, 2026. Captured May 16, 2025 10:59 in 85VW+H5 Mithimna, Greece.
  • Canon EOS R7
  • f/7.1
  • 1/790s
  • ISO2000
  • 400mm