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Balearic Warbler
Curruca balearica (von Jordans, 1913)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Balearic warbler (Curruca balearica) is a warbler species of the genus Curruca. It is endemic to the Balearic Islands, apart from Menorca. It groups with Marmora's warbler, Tristram's warbler and the Dartford warbler (Helbig 2001, Jønsson & Fjeldså 2006).
These are small, long-tailed, large-headed birds, overall very similar to their close relatives in the Dartford warbler group. Balearic warblers are grey above and pale grey below, adding a pinkish tinge. Adult males have darker patches on the forehead and between the eye and the pointed bill. The legs and iris are red.
These small passerine birds are found in open country with thorny bushes and heather. 3-5 eggs are laid in a nest in a bush. Like most "warblers", they are insectivorous.
Wikipedia contributors, Balearic warbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:24:53.014812+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Curruca balearica (von Jordans, 1913)
- Name authority
- (von Jordans, 1913)
- Common name
- Balearic Warbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sylviidae
- Genus
- Curruca
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familySylviidae Leach, 1820
- genusCurruca Bechstein, 1802
- speciesCurruca balearica (von Jordans, 1913)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Curruca. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria (Bechstein, 1792) | SylviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi (Reichenow, 1882) | SylviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcoerulea (Vieillot, 1817) | SylviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca (Linnaeus, 1758) | SylviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens (Rüppell, 1840) | SylviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yemen WarblerCurruca buryi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1913) | SylviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asian Desert WarblerCurruca nana Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833 | SylviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tristram's WarblerCurruca deserticola (Tristram, 1859) | SylviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Menetries's WarblerCurruca mystacea (Ménétriés, 1832) | SylviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | SylviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moltoni's WarblerCurruca subalpina (Temminck, 1820) | SylviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae (Svensson, 2013) | SylviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sylvia balearica von Jordans, 1913 von Jordans, 1913 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1257351 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:DDBP8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.