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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 {{user|Marc+Delsalle|Marc Delsalle}}]] | ||
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;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] communis | ;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] communis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Large Sylvia Warbler 13-15cm | + | Large Sylvia Warbler 13-15cm<br /> |
| + | 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==== | ====Confusion Species==== | ||
[[Image:Whitethroats.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|IanF|IanF}}<br />Billingham, [[UK]]]] | [[Image:Whitethroats.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|IanF|IanF}}<br />Billingham, [[UK]]]] | ||
[[Lesser Whitethroat]] | [[Lesser Whitethroat]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Migratory,[[U.K.]] birds wintering south of [[Sahara]] | + | They breed throught [[Europe]] and most of [[Asia]] (including [[China]] and [[India]], also most of the [[Middle East. |
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| + | Migratory, [[U.K.]] birds wintering south of the [[Sahara]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
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*''S. c. volgensis'': | *''S. c. volgensis'': | ||
:*Eastern [[Europe]] to western [[Siberia]] | :*Eastern [[Europe]] to western [[Siberia]] | ||
| + | [[Image:A09O0023a.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|targetman|targetman}}<br />[[Lincolnshire]], [[UK]], May 2014 ]] | ||
*''S. c. icterops'': | *''S. c. icterops'': | ||
:*Western [[Siberia]] to [[Iran]] and [[Asia Minor]]; winters to eastern [[Africa]] | :*Western [[Siberia]] to [[Iran]] and [[Asia Minor]]; winters to eastern [[Africa]] | ||
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Scrubland and hedgerows are favoured. | Scrubland and hedgerows are favoured. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists almost entirely of insects and invertebrates. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<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== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 26 September 2014
Alternative name: Common Whitethroat
Photo by Marc Delsalle
- 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
They breed throught 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
Subspecies
There are 4 sbspecies[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
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects and invertebrates.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Sylvia communis (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Whitethroat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Whitethroat
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