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Birds

Lesser
Whitethroat

Least Concern

Stable

Lesser Whitethroat

Curruca curruca

The Lesser Whitethroat is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds in temperate Europe, except the southwest, and in western and central Asia. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, wintering in Africa just south of the Sahara, Arabia and India.

Unlike many typical warblers, the sexes are almost identical. This is a small species with a grey back, whitish underparts, a grey head with a darker 'bandit mask' through the eyes and a white throat. It is slightly smaller than the Whitethroat, and lacks the chestnut wings and uniform head-face color of that species.

Eurasian Whitethroat, Common Lesser Whitethroat

Regional Names
  • French:
    Fauvette babillarde
  • Gujarati:
    નાનો શ્વેતકંઠ
  • Malayalam:
    വെൺ താലിക്കുരുവി
  • Marathi:
    श्वेतकंठी वटवट्या
  • Nepali:
    श्वेतकण्ठ फिस्टो
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Taxanomy

PASSERIFORMES
SYLVIIDAE
Curruca curruca

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