Common Whitethroat
Curruca communis (Latham, 1787)
Sylviidae — Sylviid Babblers
Common Whitethroat, Curruca communis, breeds across the Palearctic and spends the non-breeding season in Africa. It is a widespread passerine of open country and cultivated land, with bushes used for nesting. The nest is placed low in shrubs or brambles, and the clutch contains 3–7 eggs. It is a member of Sylviidae and was described by Latham in 1787. The species is strongly migratory, with breeding populations spread widely through Europe and much of temperate western Asia.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sylviidae — Sylviid Babblers
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: widespread
- Nonbreeding range
- Africa
