Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata) - HBW 11, p. 703
French: Fauvette à lunettes
German: Brillengrasmücke
Spanish: Curruca Tomillera
Taxonomy: Sylvia conspicillata Temminck, 1820, Sardinia, Italy.
Although approaching S. communis in general plumage pattern, closest relatives are other small Mediterranean congeners; thus, is part of a group that also contains S. undata, S. sarda, S. balearica, S. deserticola, S. cantillans, S. melanocephala, S. mystacea, S. rueppelli and S. melanothorax. Race orbitalis appears to vary clinally from N to S; Madeira birds the most distinctive, and formerly separated as race bella, while those from Cape Verde Is are closest to nominate, and those from Canary Is are intermed.. View all taxonomy...
Although approaching S. communis in general plumage pattern, closest relatives are other small Mediterranean congeners; thus, is part of a group that also contains S. undata, S. sarda, S. balearica, S. deserticola, S. cantillans, S. melanocephala, S. mystacea, S. rueppelli and S. melanothorax. Race orbitalis appears to vary clinally from N to S; Madeira birds the most distinctive, and formerly separated as race bella, while those from Cape Verde Is are closest to nominate, and those from Canary Is are intermediate (underparts very much like nominate, upperparts more deeply coloured). Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- conspicillata Temminck, 1820 - breeds SW & S Europe (Iberia E to Italy and Sicily) and NW Africa (S to WC Mauritania), also Cyprus, S Turkey and Levant; non-breeding mainly NW Africa, N Egypt, and E Mediterranean region.
- orbitalis (Wahlberg, 1854) - Madeira, Canary Is and Cape Verde Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a bush Locality Asrir, Guelmim-Es Semara Region, Morocco
Pascal Vagner 27 March 2012 36 weeks ago 28 sec 4.7 -
several shots, finally one bird bathing Locality Huesca, Aragón, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 June 2008 4 years ago 19 sec 4.5 -
A female Locality Huesca, Aragón, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 June 2008 4 years ago 27 sec 4.4 -
in the scrub Locality Pirang, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp conspicillata)
Daniêl Jimenez 24 December 2011 1 year ago 48 sec 4 -
several shots, finally one bird singing Locality Huesca, Aragón, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 June 2008 4 years ago 26 sec 4 -
probably a female Locality Huesca, Aragón, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 June 2008 4 years ago 6 sec 4 -
A female joined by a male Locality Huesca, Aragón, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 June 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 3.3 -
A close up of an adult Locality La Gomera, Canary Islands (ssp orbitalis)
Eric Roualet 23 December 2005 2 years ago 11 sec 3 -
An adult perched looking around Locality Etang de Consècanière, Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (ssp conspicillata)
Eric Roualet 28 June 2009 2 years ago 4 sec 3 -
A bird feeding on a bush Locality La Gomera, Canary Islands (ssp orbitalis)
Eric Roualet 22 December 2005 7 years ago 25 sec 2.9 -
A male singing from a rock Locality Puertito de Los Molinos, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands (ssp orbitalis)
Eric Roualet 25 December 2012 20 weeks ago 8 sec 2.8 -
A bird moving on bushes, calling. Locality Sierra de Javalambre, Teruel, Aragón, Spain (ssp conspicillata)
Carlos Fabregat 18 June 2009 10 weeks ago 22 sec 2.7 -
A bird moving among vegetation Locality Erfoud, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco (ssp conspicillata)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2007 5 years ago 9 sec 2.1
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