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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Whitish underparts | *Whitish underparts | ||
*Grey head with a dark mask | *Grey head with a dark mask | ||
| − | *White throat | + | *White throat |
| + | *Dark legs | ||
| + | *Dark bill | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
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[[Greater Whitethroat]] | [[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. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| + | There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''S. c. curruca'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Europe]] to [[Caucasus]] and western [[Siberia]]; winters to central [[Africa]] | ||
| + | *''S. c. blythi (affinis)'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Siberia]] to northern Altai and northern [[Mongolia]] | ||
| + | *''S. c. halimodendri'': | ||
| + | :*Plains of lower Volga to eastern Kazakstan (Lake Zaysan) and western Altai | ||
| + | *''S. c. caucasica'': | ||
| + | :*Mountains of Balkan Peninsula to western [[Iran]] and [[Caucasus]] Mountains | ||
| + | *''S. c. telengitica'': | ||
| + | :*Deserts of [[Russia|Russian]] Altai to western and southern [[Mongolia]] | ||
| + | *''S. c. jaxartica (snigirewskii)'': | ||
| + | :*Plains of southern Transcaspia | ||
==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. | ||
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''[[Media:Sylvia curruca (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Sylvia curruca (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Sylvia+curruca}} | + | {{GSearch|Sylvia+curruca}} |
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Revision as of 16:50, 27 January 2017
- Sylvia curruca
Identification
13cm
- Grey back
- Whitish underparts
- Grey head with a dark mask
- White throat
- Dark legs
- Dark bill
Similar Species
Distribution
Europe, and in western and central Asia. Accidental to Alaska with one record.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- S. c. curruca:
- S. c. blythi (affinis):
- S. c. halimodendri:
- Plains of lower Volga to eastern Kazakstan (Lake Zaysan) and western Altai
- S. c. caucasica:
- S. c. telengitica:
- S. c. jaxartica (snigirewskii):
- Plains of southern Transcaspia
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
<flashmp3>Sylvia curruca (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lesser Whitethroat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lesser_Whitethroat
External Links
