Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySylviidae (Sylviid Warblers and Allies)
- GenusSylvia
- SpeciesSylvia borin (Garden Warbler)
The garden warbler (Sylvia borin) is a common and widespread small bird that breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to western Siberia. It is a plain, long-winged and long-tailed warbler with brown upperparts and dull white underparts; the sexes are similar and juveniles resemble the adults. Its two subspecies differ only slightly and interbreed where their ranges overlap. Due to its lack of distinguishing features, this species can be confused with a number of other unstreaked warblers. The garden warbler's rich melodic song is similar to that of the blackcap, its closest relative, which competes with it for territory when nesting in the same woodland. The preferred breeding habitat in Eurasia is open woodland with dense low cover for nesting; despite its name, gardens are rarely occupied by this small passerine bird. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Garden Warbler sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
Barred Warbler
Sylvia nisoria
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Skylark
Alauda arvensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Garden Warbler in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Garden Warbler sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Garden Warbler in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Garden Warbler in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.