Sylviid Warblers in Switzerland
Our list for Switzerland has 6 sylviid warblers recorded regularly there: 4 summer visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Switzerland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillansPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly Apr
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaScarceRare13–14 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lesser Whitethroat 11–13 cm
- Subalpine Warbler 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