Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca

Lesser Whitethroat, Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England, May 2008 - click for larger image

Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England
May 2008

The Lesser Whitethroat breeds throughout most of Europe except Ireland, Scotland, Spain, western France and Italy and into eastern and central Asia. It migrates southwards to Africa and southern Asia from July to September returning to its breeding grounds around April. It migrates at night.

It is grey-brown above with a greyer head and tail with a hint of a darker mask around the eye. Below the eye is a thin white crescent. The bill is dark with a pale blue-grey base and the legs are dark grey.

There are recordings on xeno-canto and additional information is available via Avibase .

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