15,022 observationsLeast Concern
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca curruca
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia βΊPhylum: Chordata βΊClass: Aves βΊOrder: Passeriformes βΊFamily: Sylviidae βΊGenus: Curruca
About
The lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) is a common and widespread typical 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.