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The Garden warbler (Sylvia borin) is a bird found in Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Finland, France, Denmark, and 3 more countries. Leafy woods and gardens across Europe; winters in Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Garden warbler lives

Leafy woods and gardens across Europe; winters in Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs50%
• 🍎 Fruit40%
• 🌸 Nectar10%

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

Conservation status

Hear the Garden warbler

Recorded by David Darrell-Lambert (CC BY-NC 4.0), xeno-canto XC1179233. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Garden warbler

Where does the Garden warbler live?

The Garden warbler lives in Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Finland, France, Denmark, and 3 more countries. Leafy woods and gardens across Europe; winters in Africa.

What does the Garden warbler eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), fruit (about 40%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Garden warbler endangered?

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

More birds from Europe

• Common swift
• Eurasian bullfinch
• Common reed warbler
• Common goldeneye
• Eurasian oystercatcher
• Western marsh harrier

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