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whitethroat
Scientific Name: Dasynotus
Family: Boraginaceae
Category: Dicot
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Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
The Common Whitethroat is a medium-sized warbler, about the size of a great tit, known for its relatively long tail which it often flicks. It is a familiar inhabitant of hedgerows in summer. The Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) is similar, but can be distinguished by its dark cheek feathers that contrast with its pale throat.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Sylvia communis
- Family: Sylviidae (Sylviid Babblers)
- Order: PASSERIFORMES
Distribution and Habitat
The Common Whitethroat breeds throughout Europe and across much of temperate regions. It is a summer visitor to the British Isles, arriving from Africa for the summer months. It favors grassland, scrub, and hedgerows.
Migration
Common Whitethroats winter in the Sahel region south of the Sahara desert and in Spain and Africa.
Alternative Names
- En-us: Common Whitethroat
- Ca: Tallareta vulgar
- Da: Tornsanger
- De: Dorngrasmcke
- Es: Curruca zarcera
- Fi: pensaskerttu
- Fr: Fauvette grisette
- It: Sterpazzola
The Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
The Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca, is also mentioned as a similar species that is strongly migratory, wintering in Africa just south of the Sahara. The central Asian (Siberian) race of Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca blythi has been observed in Britain and Ireland.