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Alternative name: Desert Lesser Whitethroat; Small Whitethroat
- Sylvia minula
Includes: Margelanic Whitethroat
Identification
Pale and sandy coloured with a white throat.
Distribution
Xinjiang (China) westwards to Turkmenistan and possibly into Iran.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
- S. m. margelanica in most of range
- S. m. minula in deserts of W China
Margelanica is sometimes split as Margelanic Whitethroat[1].
Habitat
Deserts and woodlands.
Behaviour
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Desert Whitethroat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 January 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Desert_Whitethroat
