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'''Alternative name: Common Whitethroat''' | '''Alternative name: Common Whitethroat''' | ||
;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] communis | ;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] communis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Large Sylvia Warbler 13-15cm. Pale legs and pale bill. <br >Adult '''male''' has grey head, white eye-ring and white throat. <br >'''Female''' has brownish head with off-white throat. | + | Large Sylvia Warbler 13-15cm. Pale legs and pale bill. <br />Adult '''male''' has grey head, white eye-ring and white throat. <br />'''Female''' has brownish head with off-white throat. |
| + | ====Confusion Species==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Whitethroats.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|IanF|Ian}}<br />Billingham, [[UK]]]] | ||
| + | [[Lesser Whitethroat]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Migratory,[[U.K.]] birds wintering south of [[Sahara]] | Migratory,[[U.K.]] birds wintering south of [[Sahara]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | *''S. c. communis '': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Europe]] and [[Scandinavia]] to North [[Africa]]; winters to northern [[Africa]] | ||
| + | *''S. c. volgensis'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Europe]] to western [[Siberia]] | ||
| + | *''S. c. icterops'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Siberia]] to [[Iran]] and [[Asia Minor]]; winters to eastern [[Africa]] | ||
| + | *''S. c. rubicola'': | ||
| + | :*North-western [[China]] and western [[Mongolia]] to [[Kazakstan]]; winters to southern [[Africa]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Scrubland and hedgerows are favoured. | Scrubland and hedgerows are favoured. | ||
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<flashmp3>Sylvia communis (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Sylvia communis (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Sylvia communis (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Sylvia communis (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sylvia+communis}} | {{GSearch|Sylvia+communis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sylvia]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sylvia]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
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Photo by Marc Delsalle
Alternative name: Common Whitethroat
- Sylvia communis
Identification
Large Sylvia Warbler 13-15cm. Pale legs and pale bill.
Adult male has grey head, white eye-ring and white throat.
Female has brownish head with off-white throat.
Confusion Species
Distribution
Migratory,U.K. birds wintering south of Sahara
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- S. c. communis :
- Western Europe and Scandinavia to North Africa; winters to northern Africa
- S. c. volgensis:
- S. c. icterops:
- Western Siberia to Iran and Asia Minor; winters to eastern Africa
- S. c. rubicola:
Habitat
Scrubland and hedgerows are favoured.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Sylvia communis (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- 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.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Whitethroat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Whitethroat
