Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
French: Fauvette pitchou German: Provencegrasmücke Spanish: Curruca Rabilarga
Taxonomy:
Motacilla undata Boddaert, 1783, Provence, France.
Apparently more closely related genetically to S. deserticola than to either S. sarda or S. balearica, although more similar in appearance to last two. Forms a clade with these three species, all four being part of a larger group that also includes S. conspicillata, S. cantillans, S. melanocephala, S. mystacea, S. rueppelli, and S. melanothorax. Geographical variation rather limited and partially clinal; nominate race intergrades widely with dartfordiensis in SW France and NW Iberia and with toni in S Iberia. Propose.. View all taxonomy...
Apparently more closely related genetically to S. deserticola than to either S. sarda or S. balearica, although more similar in appearance to last two. Forms a clade with these three species, all four being part of a larger group that also includes S. conspicillata, S. cantillans, S. melanocephala, S. mystacea, S. rueppelli, and S. melanothorax. Geographical variation rather limited and partially clinal; nominate race intergrades widely with dartfordiensis in SW France and NW Iberia and with toni in S Iberia. Proposed races corsa (from Corsica) and naevalbens (SE Italy) fall within range of variation of nominate and thus are synonymized with it; similarly, aremoricus (from NW France) is synonymized with dartfordiensis, and tingitana (from Morocco) with toni. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- dartfordiensis Latham, 1787 - S England and W France S to extreme N Iberian Peninsula.
- undata (Boddaert, 1783) - S France, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Is (Menorca, locally in N Mallorca), Corsica, Sardinia and Italy (including parts of Sicily).
- toni E. J. O. Hartert, 1909 - NW Africa (NE Morocco E to N Tunisia), and perhaps S Iberia; non-breeding S to N edge of Sahara.
- Near Threatened
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A male on a twig singing, alert, preening, defecating and flying away Forêt de Fontainebleau, France (dartfordiensis)
Julien Rochefort 21 March 2007 2 years ago 45 sec 4.8 -
Three views of a bird with prey in the bill near the nest Forêt de Fontainebleau, France (dartfordiensis)
Julien Rochefort 9 May 2007 2 years ago 26 sec 4.5 -
A male singing perched on resinous, and foraging a little Forêt de Fontainebleau, France (dartfordiensis)
Julien Rochefort 21 March 2007 2 years ago 48 sec 4.2 -
A male singing in a tree due to a playback Bastia, Corsica, France (undata)
Eldert Groenewoud 20 July 2008 50 weeks ago 28 sec 2.5 -
A male singing in response to a playback. Bastia, Corsica, France (undata)
Eldert Groenewoud 20 July 2008 50 weeks ago 31 sec 2.5 -
An immature female in a bush Morston, Norfolk, England, UK (dartfordiensis)
Richard Johnson 14 October 2003 3 years ago 21 sec 2.5
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adult male singing Ardèche, France
Hervé MICHEL 1 April 2007 9 weeks ago 4
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A male singing. Forêt de Fontainebleau, France
(dartfordiensis)
Julien Rochefort 4 April 2008 51 weeks ago 4.8 -
Chatter, subsong/calls of a male (and possibly another bird). Horsell Common, Surrey, England, UK
(dartfordiensis)
Stuart Fisher 11 April 2005 45 weeks ago 4.5
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