Dutch Birding volume 24 (2002) no 2

Moltoni's Warbler breeding in mainland Italy

Moltoni's Warbler Sylvia cantillans moltonii is a breeding bird of the Balearic Islands (ie, Cabrera and Mallorca; Spain), Corsica (France) and Sardinia (Italy). Although Shirihai et al (2001) list some specimens and records of singing male moltonii in late spring and early summer from northern Italy, they assign all Subalpine Warblers breeding in mainland Italy to the subspecies S c cantillans. In this note, we describe the first breeding record of moltonii established in continental Italy (and Europe) and briefly review the possible summer range of this subspecies in mainland Italy.

Igor Festari, via Matteotti 5, 15057 Tortona, AL, Italy
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Ottavio Janni, via Monte Muto 29, 81016 Piedimonte Matese, CE, Italy
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Diego Rubolini, via Vespri Siciliani 5, 20146 Milano, Italy
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