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Lesser Whitethroat

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;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] curruca ;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] curruca
==Identification== ==Identification==
-Grey back, whitish underparts, a grey head with a darker mask through the eyes and a white throat.+13cm
- +*Grey back
 +*Whitish underparts
 +*Grey head with a dark mask
 +*White throat.
 +====Similar Species====
 +[[Greater Whitethroat]]
==Distribution== ==Distribution==
[[Europe]], and in western and central [[Asia]]. Accidental to [[Alaska]] with one record. [[Europe]], and in western and central [[Asia]]. Accidental to [[Alaska]] with one record.
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==Taxonomy== ==Taxonomy==
==Habitat== ==Habitat==
Open country and cultivation, with large bushes for nesting and some trees. Open country and cultivation, with large bushes for nesting and some trees.
==Behaviour== ==Behaviour==
- +====Diet====
Diet includes insects, berries and other soft fruit. Diet includes insects, berries and other soft fruit.
- +====Breeding====
The nest is built in low shrub or brambles, and 3-7 eggs are laid. The nest is built in low shrub or brambles, and 3-7 eggs are laid.
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====Vocalisation==== ====Vocalisation====
<flashmp3>Sylvia curruca (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> <flashmp3>Sylvia curruca (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
''[[Media:Sylvia curruca (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' ''[[Media:Sylvia curruca (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
 +==References==
 +Wikipedia
==External Links== ==External Links==
{{GSearch|Sylvia+curruca}} {{GSearch|Sylvia+curruca}}
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sylvia]][[Category:Bird Songs]] [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sylvia]][[Category:Bird Songs]]

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Sylvia curruca

Contents

Identification

13cm

  • Grey back
  • Whitish underparts
  • Grey head with a dark mask
  • White throat.

Similar Species

Greater Whitethroat

Distribution

Europe, and in western and central Asia. Accidental to Alaska with one record.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Open country and cultivation, with large bushes for nesting and some trees.

Behaviour

Diet

Diet includes insects, berries and other soft fruit.

Breeding

The nest is built in low shrub or brambles, and 3-7 eggs are laid.

Vocalisation


Listen in an external program

References

Wikipedia

External Links

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