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Sylvia curruca

Lesser whitethroat

Habitus (CC BY-SA 4.0) Ekytza

Short Description

The lesser whitethroat is rather inconspicuously grey-brown in its upper parts in quite striking contrast to its pale underparts. It has dark legs and a short bill.

Features

Lesser whitethroat

Sylvia curruca

  • white throat

Gesang

Wallschläger, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Similar species

Common whitethroat

Sylvia communis
The common whitethroat has reddish upper parts, a longer bill and pale legs.

Garden warbler

Sylvia borin
The garden warbler is uniformly grey-brown.

Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla
The blackcap is larger and recognisable by its black (male) or red-brown (female) cap.
Habitus (CC BY-SA 3.0) Martin Mecnarowski

In the city

The lesser whitethroat can be found in gardens, parks and cemeteries rich in shrubs.

Fun Facts

  • The migratory bird can be seen in Germany from the end of April to the end of September.

  • It spends the winter in East Africa. In these regions, it is particularly at risk from severe droughts and the large-scale use of pesticides.

  • It is the smallest of the indigenous warblers.

  • In the breeding season, it mainly feeds on insects and larvae.

  • Endangerment level Germany: not endangered
Habitus (CC BY-SA 3.0) Ken Billington

Sources

Habitus , Ekytza, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0,_%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BA_(Sylvia_curruca).jpg

Habitus , Martin Mecnarowski, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sylvia_curruca_1_%28Martin_Mecnarowski%29.jpg

Habitus , Ken Billington, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lesser_Whitethroat_(Sylvia_curruca)_(4).jpg

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