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Western Subalpine Warbler

🇳🇱 Westelijke Baardgrasmus ·Curruca iberiae

🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands
Western Subalpine Warbler, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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

base stats

  • NL sightings 2iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 3,077iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 2 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 3,077 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Lars Svensson in 2013 (13 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Western Subalpine Warbler
Nederlands
Westelijke Baardgrasmus
scientific name
Curruca iberiae
class
Aves
order
Passeriformes
family
Sylviidae
sightings in NL
2
sightings in Europe
2,360
sightings worldwide
3,077
GBIF records in NL
1,514
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
2013 by Lars Svensson

relatives· Sylviidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 1289471, Wikidata Q99573734, GBIF 10700636, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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