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− | + | [[Image:Common_Whitethroat.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Marc+Delsalle|Marc Delsalle}}]] | |
− | [[Image:Common_Whitethroat.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Marc Delsalle]] | + | '''Alternative name: Greater Whitethroat''' |
− | + | ;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] communis | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Large Sylvia Warbler 13-15cm. Adult male has grey head, white eye-ring and white throat. Female has brownish head with off-white throat. | Large Sylvia Warbler 13-15cm. Adult male has grey head, white eye-ring and white throat. Female has brownish head with off-white throat. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Scrubland and hedgerows are favoured. Migratory, U.K. birds wintering south of Sahara | + | Scrubland and hedgerows are favoured. Migratory, U.K. birds wintering south of Sahara. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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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]]'' | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sylvia+communis}} | {{GSearch|Sylvia+communis}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sylvia]][[Category:Bird Songs]] |
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Alternative name: Greater Whitethroat
- Sylvia communis
Identification
Large Sylvia Warbler 13-15cm. Adult male has grey head, white eye-ring and white throat. Female has brownish head with off-white throat.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Scrubland and hedgerows are favoured. Migratory, U.K. birds wintering south of Sahara.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Sylvia communis (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program