Eastern Subalpine Warbler

Eastern Subalpine Warbler

Curruca cantillans

The eastern subalpine warbler is a small Sylviidae warbler which breeds in the southernmost areas of Europe. It was first described by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name Motacilla cantillans. The specific cantillans is Latin for "warbling" from canere, "to sing".

Scientific name
Curruca cantillans
Family
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
IUCN status
LC