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ShrublandCup nestTiny · 13 g
What the Cetti's Warbler sounds like
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Cetti's warbler is approximately 13–14 cm (5.1–5.5 in) from bill to tail. The male weighs 15 g (0.53 oz) and the female 12 g (0.42 oz). Cetti's warbler has a rounded head with a narrow pale grey stripe arching over conspicuous black eyes, and short, rounded wings. The upperparts are a rich chestnut or dark reddish-brown; the throat and breast are pale grey-brown. The tail is longer and broader than many other warblers. The sexes have similar plumage, but males are 26% to 32% heavier than females with a wing-length 11.2% to 13% longer.
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When to see the Cetti's Warbler
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Cetti's Warbler
The map shades 52 countries with regular records, and 4 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in India, Czechia, Afghanistan, Isle of Man.
About the Cetti's Warbler
Cetti's warbler is a small, brown warbler in the family Cettiidae, which breeds in southern and western Europe, northwest Africa and the east Palearctic as far as Afghanistan and northwest Pakistan. The sexes are alike. The bird is named after the 18th-century Italian zoologist, Francesco Cetti. This species is often difficult to see because of its skulking habits.
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Easily confused with
Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronataThe chestnut-headed tesia is a small insectivorous songbird formerly of the "Old World warbler" family but nowadays placed in the bush warbler family (Cettiidae).
Grey-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifronsThe grey-sided bush warbler is a species of bush warbler.
Chestnut-crowned Bush WarblerCettia majorThe chestnut-crowned bush warbler is a species of warbler found in South Asia.
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