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Ssp. curruca
Photo by IanF
Billingham, UK

Curruca curruca

Sylvia curruca

Identification

12·5–14 cm (5-5½ in)

Grey back
Whitish underparts
Grey head with a dark mask
White throat
Dark legs
Dark bill

Similar Species

Photo by IanF
Billingham, UK

Greater Whitethroat

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

This is a polytypic species^[1] consisting of 6 subspecies.

Subspecies

Ssp. blythi
Photo by Alok Tewari
Sultanpur National Park, India, Jan-2017

C. 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

C. c. blythi:

Eastern Siberia to northern Altai and northern Mongolia

C. 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

C. c. minula:

Breeds from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and central Iran east through northern Afghanistan and Tajikistan to western China; winters to the south.

C. c. margelanica:

Northcentral China

C. c. althaea:

Mountains of eastern Iran to Afghanistan and northern India; winters

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

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Wikipedia

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lesser Whitethroat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lesser_Whitethroat

External Links

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-;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] curruca
+;[[:Category:Curruca|Curruca]] curruca
+'' Sylvia curruca''
 ==Identification==
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+·5–14 cm (5-5½ in)
 *Grey back
 *Whitish underparts
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 [[Europe]],  and in western and central [[Asia]]. Accidental to [[Alaska]] with one record.
 ==Taxonomy==
-====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
+This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> consisting of 6 subspecies.
-*''S. c. curruca'':
+===Subspecies===
-:*Western [[Europe]] to [[Caucasus]] and western [[Siberia]]; winters to central [[Africa]]
+[[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]]
-*''S. c. blythi (affinis)'':
+*''C. 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]]
+*''C. c. blythi'':
 :*Eastern [[Siberia]] to northern Altai and northern [[Mongolia]]
-*''S. c. halimodendri'':
+*''C. c. halimodendri'':
-:*Plains of lower Volga to eastern Kazakstan (Lake Zaysan) and western Altai
+:*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]]
-*''S. c. caucasica'':
+*''C. c. minula'':
-:*Mountains of Balkan Peninsula to western [[Iran]] and [[Caucasus]] Mountains
+:* Breeds from [[Uzbekistan]], [[Turkmenistan]] and central Iran east through northern [[Afghanistan]] and [[Tajikistan]] to western [[China]]; winters to the south.
-*''S. c. telengitica'':
+*''C. c. margelanica'':
-:*Deserts of [[Russia|Russian]] Altai to western and southern [[Mongolia]]
+:*Northcentral China
-*''S. c. jaxartica (snigirewskii)'':
+*'' C. c. althaea'':
-:*Plains of southern Transcaspia
+:*Mountains of eastern Iran to Afghanistan and northern India; winters
 ==Habitat==
 Open country and cultivation, with large bushes for nesting and some trees.
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 The nest is built in low shrub or brambles, and 3-7 eggs are laid.
 ====Vocalisation====
-<flashmp3>Sylvia curruca (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
+{{ Audio|Sylvia curruca (song).mp3 }}
-''[[Media:Sylvia curruca (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Wikipedia
 {{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Sylvia+curruca}}
+{{GSearch|"Curruca+curruca" {{!}} "Sylvia curruca" {{!}} "Lesser Whitethroat"}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sylvia]][[Category:Bird Songs]]
+{{GS-checked}}1
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+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Curruca]] [[Category:Bird Songs]]