May 6

Bird of the day

Yemen warbler

Curruca buryi

The Yemen warbler or Yemen parisoma (Curruca buryi) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Sylviidae. It is found on the southeastern slope of the Sarawat Mountains of Yemen and Saudi Arabia, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "Near Threatened."

The Yemen warbler reaches a length of 15 cm (6 in) and has a weight of around 22 g (0.8 oz). The sexes are similar in appearance and have dark-brown upper parts and whitish underparts. The beak is slightly curved, the wings are relatively short and the tail rather long.

Aliases

Curruca buryi