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Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin
Sylviidae Low risk

The garden warbler is a common and widespread small bird that breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to western Siberia. It is a plain, long-winged and long-tailed warbler with brown upperparts and dull white underparts; the sexes are similar and juveniles resemble the adults. Its two subspecies differ only slightly and interbreed where their ranges overlap. Due to its lack of distinguishing features, this species can be confused with a number of other unstreaked warblers. The garden warbler's rich melodic song is similar to that of the blackcap, its closest relative, which competes with it for territory when nesting in the same woodland.

Summary from Wikipedia

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In Türkiye

Seasonal status
Summer visitor

Arrives in spring and leaves in autumn; winter records are almost absent.

Most records in September.

Where it stands out
IğdırSamsunGiresunKastamonuTrabzon

Provinces where it makes up the largest share of bird records.

Records by month

Adjusted for how many birdwatchers are out each month; the busiest month = 100%.

3,174 records from Türkiye · #214 of 634 species by number of records. Source: GBIF.org (October 2026). All birds of Türkiye

At a glance

Family
Sylviidae
Group
Perching Birds
Conservation status
Low risk

'Recognised' by having no obvious features at all, yet it pours out a long, mellow, flowing song.

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