Lesser Whitethroat

Curruca curruca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lesser Whitethroat, Curruca curruca, is a Sylviid Babbler that breeds across the Palearctic and spends the nonbreeding season in Africa, southern Asia and India. It is a widespread bird of fairly open country and cultivated land, where it uses large bushes for nesting and also needs some trees. The nest is placed low in shrubs or brambles. In this species the sexes are almost alike. It is a small bird with a grey back, whitish underparts, a grey head, a darker mask through the eyes and a white throat.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Sylviidae — Sylviid Babblers

Breeding range

Palearctic: widespread

Nonbreeding range

AF, s Asia, India