Asian Desert Warbler

Curruca nana Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833

Asian Desert Warbler, Curruca nana, is a passerine of the Sylviidae family that breeds across the Palearctic from northern Iran to Mongolia and north-west China, and moves in winter to north-east Africa and Asia Minor. It is a small warbler of dry open country, with nesting tied to semi-desert and steppe where bushes are present. The nest is placed low in shrubs, and the clutch contains 4–6 eggs. It was described by Hemprich and Ehrenberg in 1833.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Sylviidae — Sylviid Babblers

Breeding range

Palearctic: n Iran to Mongolia and nw China

Nonbreeding range

to ne Africa and Asia Minor