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Justification of Red List category
This species has a very large range and the population size is very large, hence does not approach threatened thresholds for the range or population size criteria. The population trend is not known, but the population is not believed to be decreasing sufficiently rapidly to approach the thresholds under the population trend criterion. For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population justification
This species breeds only in Europe, where the total population size is estimated at 120,000-130,000 mature individuals, with 60,000-65,000 breeding pairs (BirdLife International 2021). The population trend is unknown (BirdLife International 2021).

Trend justification
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This species occupies uniform, low Mediterranean scrubland, such as Cistus garrigue and low to medium-height maquis of tree-heath Erica arborea, strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo and Pistacia lentiscus. It is also found in more sparse scrubby grassland and degraded garrigue, as well as in areas of the very first stages of wildfire succession. Breeding occurs mostly from March-July and the species is monogamous. The male constructs several “cock nests” but both sexes build the breeding nest, which is a strong deep cup with a broadened rim, made from grasses, stems and leaves and lined with finer grass, hair and roots. It is normally placed in low bush or dense scrub, 60–140 cm above ground. Clutches are three to five eggs. It feeds mainly on spiders (Araneae) and small insects and their larvae. The species is migrant, wintering in north Africa (Aymí and Gargallo 2015).

Conservation Actions Underway
CMS Appendix II. Bern Convention Appendix II. There are currently no known conservation measures for this species.

Conservation Actions Proposed
No conservation measures are currently needed for this species.

Text account compilers
Martin, R., Rutherford, C.A.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/marmoras-warbler-curruca-sarda on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.