Cetti's warbler

Cettia cetti

The Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti) is a bird found in Spain, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Portugal and Belgium. Thick bushes near water in Europe and Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

See the Cetti's warbler on the 3D globe →

Scientific name	Cettia cetti
Region	Europe
Found in	Spain, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Portugal and Belgium

🏡 Where the Cetti's warbler lives

Thick bushes near water in Europe and Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs90%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It is heard far more often than seen: loud, sudden bursts of song from deep in bushes.

Hear the Cetti's warbler

Recorded by Adrien Peillon (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1176274. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Cetti's warbler

Where does the Cetti's warbler live?

The Cetti's warbler lives in Spain, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Portugal and Belgium. Thick bushes near water in Europe and Asia.

What does the Cetti's warbler eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Cetti's warbler endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.