Sylviid Warblers in Saudi Arabia
Our list for Saudi Arabia has 5 sylviid warblers recorded regularly there: 1 winter visitor, 3 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Saudi Arabia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Aug–May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaScarceUncommon13–14 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lesser Whitethroat 11–13 cm
- Sardinian Warbler 13–14 cm
- Blackcap 13–15 cm
- Whitethroat 13–15 cm
- Garden Warbler 14–15 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made