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| + | [[Image:Common_Whitethroat.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Marc+Delsalle|Marc Delsalle}}<br />Ploegsteert, [[Belgium]], 19 June 2002]] | ||
'''Alternative name: Common Whitethroat''' | '''Alternative name: Common Whitethroat''' | ||
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Curruca|Curruca]] communis | |
| − | + | ''Sylvia communis'' | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Whitethroats.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo © by {{user|IanF|IanF}}<br />Billingham, [[UK]]]] | |
| + | 14 cm (5½ in); a large Sylvia Warbler <br /> | ||
Pale legs and pale bill<br /> | Pale legs and pale bill<br /> | ||
| − | Adult '''male''' | + | Adult '''male''' |
| + | *Grey head | ||
| + | *White eye-ring | ||
| + | *White throat. <br /> | ||
'''Female''' has brownish head with off-white throat | '''Female''' has brownish head with off-white throat | ||
====Confusion Species==== | ====Confusion Species==== | ||
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[[Lesser Whitethroat]] | [[Lesser Whitethroat]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | They breed | + | They breed throughout [[Europe]] and most of [[Asia]] (including [[China]] and [[India]], also most of the [[Middle East]]. |
| − | Migratory, [[U.K.]] birds wintering south of the | + | Migratory, [[U.K.]] birds wintering south of the Sahara. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:6F762027-32E4-4711-AABE-EA903A8B4F19.jpeg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|Donald+Talbott|Donald Talbott}}<br />Watermead CP, [[Leicestershire]], [[England]], 11 July 201]] | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> consisting of 4 subspecies. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:A09O0023a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|targetman|targetman}}<br />[[Lincolnshire]], [[UK]], May 2014 ]] | |
| − | *'' | + | *''C. c. communis '': |
:*Western [[Europe]] and [[Scandinavia]] to North [[Africa]]; winters to northern [[Africa]] | :*Western [[Europe]] and [[Scandinavia]] to North [[Africa]]; winters to northern [[Africa]] | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''C. c. volgensis'': |
:*Eastern [[Europe]] to western [[Siberia]] | :*Eastern [[Europe]] to western [[Siberia]] | ||
| − | + | *''C. c. icterops'': | |
| − | *'' | ||
:*Western [[Siberia]] to [[Iran]] and [[Asia Minor]]; winters to eastern [[Africa]] | :*Western [[Siberia]] to [[Iran]] and [[Asia Minor]]; winters to eastern [[Africa]] | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''C. c. rubicola'': |
| − | :* | + | :*Northwestern [[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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Their diet consists almost entirely of insects and invertebrates. | Their diet consists almost entirely of insects and invertebrates. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| − | + | {{ Audio|Sylvia communis (song).mp3 }} | |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Aymí, R. and G. Gargallo (2020). Greater Whitethroat (Sylvia communis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grewhi1.01 |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Sylvia | + | {{GSearch|"Sylvia communis" {{!}} "Curruca communis" {{!}} "Greater Whitethroat"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Curruca]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Latest revision as of 22:16, 3 May 2023
Alternative name: Common Whitethroat
- Curruca communis
Sylvia communis
Identification
14 cm (5½ in); a large Sylvia Warbler
Pale legs and pale bill
Adult male
- Grey head
- White eye-ring
- White throat.
Female has brownish head with off-white throat
Confusion Species
Distribution
They breed throughout Europe and most of Asia (including China and India, also most of the Middle East.
Migratory, U.K. birds wintering south of the Sahara.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 4 subspecies.
Subspecies
- C. c. communis :
- Western Europe and Scandinavia to North Africa; winters to northern Africa
- C. c. volgensis:
- C. c. icterops:
- Western Siberia to Iran and Asia Minor; winters to eastern Africa
- C. c. rubicola:
Habitat
Scrubland and hedgerows are favoured.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects and invertebrates.
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/
- Aymí, R. and G. Gargallo (2020). Greater Whitethroat (Sylvia communis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grewhi1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Whitethroat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Whitethroat
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
