Dartford Warbler

Curruca undata

Portuguese: Toutinegra-do-mato

Classification

Family: Typical Warblers (Sylviidae)

Order: Passeriformes

Size: 12-13 cm

Conservation: NT

Rarity at Quinta: Fairly Common

Migratory Status: Resident

Season: Year-round

Time of Day: Morning

Gorse and heather scrub on hillsides

Habitat: Heathland, Gorse scrub, Maquis

Dark grey above, deep wine-red below, red eye-ring, long tail

Call: Scratchy chattering song; hard "tchirr" call

Insects, spiders, caterpillars