Green Warbler
Introduction
This extremely rare visitor from central Asia is very similar to its northern neighbour, the similarly-named Greenish Warbler.
The species was added to the British List on the basis of an individual present on St Marys, Isles of Scilly in September and October 1983.
Key Stats
Status and Trends
Conservation Status
Population Size
Population Change
Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.
Distribution
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
European Distribution Map
Distribution Change
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
Seasonality
Green Warbler is a very rare autumn vagrant.
Weekly pattern of occurrence
The graph shows when the species is present in the UK, with taller bars indicating a higher likelihood of encountering the species in appropriate regions and habitats.
Movement
Britain & Ireland movement
Biology
Survival and Longevity
Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.
Classification, names and codes
Classification and Codes
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Phylloscopidae
- Scientific name: Phylloscopus nitidus
- Authority: Blyth, 1843
- BTO 5-letter code: GRNWA
- Euring code number: 12910
Alternate species names
- Catalan: mosquiter del Caucas
- Czech: budnícek žlutavý
- Danish: Grøn Lundsanger
- Dutch: Groene Fitis
- Estonian: kaspia lehelind
- Finnish: kaukasianuunilintu
- French: Pouillot du Caucase
- German: Wacholderlaubsänger
- Hungarian: kaukázusi füzike
- Icelandic: Einisöngvari
- Italian: Luì nitido
- Lithuanian: kaukazine pecialinda
- Norwegian: Einersanger
- Polish: swistunka kaukaska
- Portuguese: felosa-brilhante
- Slovak: kolibiarik zelenkavý
- Spanish: Mosquitero del Cáucaso
- Swedish: kaukasisk lundsångare
- Welsh: Telor Wyrdd
