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What the Dartford Warbler sounds like
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The Dartford warbler is a small, 13 cm (5.1 in), passerine bird, distinguished by its long tail compared with that of other warblers. Its plumage comprises unobtrusive and muted tones, which blend in with the dry dead plants, old wood or sunny greyish wood found in its preferred habitats. Like many typical warblers, the Dartford warbler has distinct male and female plumages. The male has a grey back and head, reddish underparts, and a red eye. The reddish throat is spotted with white. The sides are a dull greyish tone, being more clear about the abdomen.
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When to see the Dartford Warbler
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Dartford Warbler
The map shades 15 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 Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland.
About the Dartford Warbler
The Dartford warbler is a Sylviid warbler from the warmer parts of western Europe and northwestern Africa. It is a small warbler with a long thin tail and a thin pointed bill. The adult male has grey-brown upperparts and is dull reddish-brown below except for the centre of the belly which has a dirty white patch. It has light speckles on the throat and a red eye-ring. The sexes are similar but the adult female is usually less grey above and paler below.
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Easily confused with
Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiaeThe western subalpine warbler is a small Sylviidae warbler which breeds in the southernmost areas of Europe and north-western Africa.
Barred WarblerCurruca nisoriaThe barred warbler is a species of bird in the warbler family Sylviidae which breeds across temperate regions of central and eastern Europe and western and central Asia.
Western Orphean WarblerCurruca hortensisAt 15–16 centimetres (6–6+1⁄4 in) in length – somewhat larger than a blackcap – this is one of the largest species of typical warblers.
Side by side: Common Whitethroat vs Dartford Warbler · Dartford Warbler vs Western Orphean Warbler
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