Sardinian Warbler
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Sardinian Warbler

Curruca melanocephala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park
1 Verified records at Niokolo-Koba National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Sardinian warbler (Curruca melanocephala) is a common and widespread Sylviidae warbler from the Mediterranean region. Like most Curruca species, it has distinct male and female plumages. The adult male has a grey back, whitish underparts, black head, white throat and red eyes. Plumages are somewhat variable even in the same locality, with the intensity of a reddish hue on upper- and/or underside that varies from absent to (in some subspecies) pronounced. The female is mainly brown above and buff below, with a grey head. The Sardinian warbler's song is fast and rattling, and is very characteristic of the Mediterranean areas where this bird breeds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park

Western Subalpine Warbler

Western Subalpine Warbler

Bird

Curruca iberiae

Insufficient data
Blackcap
LC

Blackcap

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia atricapilla

Insufficient data
Garden Warbler
LC

Garden Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia borin

Insufficient data
Whitethroat

Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia communis

Insufficient data
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
LC

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis caudatus

80–90% · Very likely
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
LC

Yellow-crowned Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius barbarus

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Purple Glossy-Starling
LC

Purple Glossy-Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpureus

60–70% · Likely
Beautiful Sunbird
LC

Beautiful Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris pulchellus

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

60–70% · Likely
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

40–50% · Likely
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Sardinian Warbler at Niokolo-Koba National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
2 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
4 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
6 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
7 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
8 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
9 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
10 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
11 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
12 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
13 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
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