Lesser Whitethroat

Curruca curruca blythi

Classification

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae

The lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) is a common and widespread Old World warbler which breeds in temperate Europe, except the southwest, and in the western and central Palearctic. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, wintering in Africa just south of the Sahara, Arabia and India. Unlike many sylviid warblers, the sexes are almost identical.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 9United Kingdom · 6Germany · 4Belgium · 2

Sources and credits

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Lesser Whitethroat

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