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;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] curruca | ;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] curruca | ||
==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==== | ||
+ | [[Image:Whitethroats.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|IanF|IanF}}<br />Billingham, [[UK]]]] | ||
[[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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+ | [[Image:lesser_whitethroat_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Ssp. ''blythi''<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> [[Sultanpur National Park|Sultanpur National Park]], [[India]], Jan-2017]] | ||
+ | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''S. c. curruca'': | ||
+ | :*Breeds [[Europe]] east to western [[Russia]] (approximately to the Ural Mountains), the [[Caucasus]], [[Turkey]], and western [[Iran]]; winters primarily in northeastern [[Africa]], less commonly west to [[Senegambia]] | ||
+ | *''S. c. blythi'': | ||
+ | :*Eastern [[Siberia]] to northern Altai and northern [[Mongolia]] | ||
+ | *''S. c. halimodendri'': | ||
+ | :*Breeds central Asian steppes, from the lower Ural River and Transcapia east to western [[Mongolia]]; primarily winters in southwestern [[Asia]] (southeastern [[Iran]] to northwestern [[India]]), but perhaps also in eastern [[Africa]] | ||
==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== | ||
− | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Wikipedia |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Sylvia+curruca}} | + | {{GSearch|Sylvia+curruca}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sylvia]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | + | <br /> |
+ | {{Video|Lesser_Whitethroat}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sylvia]][[Category:Bird Songs]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 15:37, 22 September 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 3 subspecies[1]:
- S. c. curruca:
- S. c. blythi:
- S. c. halimodendri:
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. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. 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 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lesser_Whitethroat
External Links