Rüppell's warbler

Rüppell's warbler
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae
Genus: Curruca
Species:
C. ruppeli
Binomial name
Curruca ruppeli
(Temminck, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Sylvia ruppeli
  • Sylvia rueppelli
  • Curruca rueppelli

Rüppell's warbler (Curruca ruppeli) is a typical warbler of the genus Curruca. It breeds in Greece, Turkey and neighbouring islands. It is migratory, wintering in northeast Africa. This is a rare vagrant to western Europe. The name is occasionally cited as "Rueppell's warbler".