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Cetti's Warbler

(Cettia cetti)
German name(s): "Seidensänger"
Size: 13-14 cm
Weight: 15 g (male); 12 g (female), averages

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Cetti's Warbler at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

MALE

Near-lateral view of a Cetti's Warbler; the bird's behaviour of calling from a high perch makes it likely that this is a male (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2020]

Lateral/ventral view of a Cetti's Warbler; the bird's behaviour of calling from a high perch makes it likely that this is a male (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2020]

Lateral/ventral view of a Cetti's Warbler; the bird's behaviour of calling from a high perch makes it likely that this is a male (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2020]

Lateral/ventral view of a Cetti's Warbler with its tail cocked (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2020]

PAIR

Pair of Cetti's Warblers by the bank of a stream (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, July 2018]

Sex unknown

Frontal view of a Cetti's Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]

Frontal view of a Cetti's Warbler issuing its call (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, March 2019]

View from above onto a Cetti's Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]

Near-lateral view of a Cetti's Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2015]

Lateral view of a Cetti's Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]

Lateral view of a Cetti's Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]

Near-dorsal view of a Cetti's Warbler (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, August 2019]

Near-dorsal view of a Cetti's Warbler; note the extremely prominent white eye-ring of this individual (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2022]

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

cetwarb_jp_20200319.m4a (Portugal) Territorial call(?) © JP
cetwarb_jp_20221230.mp3 (Portugal) Territorial call(?) © JP
cetwarb_jp_20200428.m4a (Portugal) Territorial call(?)
(+ Common Cuckoo)
© JP
cetwarb_jp_20220813.mp3 (Portugal) Alarm calls(?), Q&A © JP

More Cetti's Warbler sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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