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In: Common Whitethroat Ca: Tallareta vulgar Da: Tornsanger De: Dorngrasmücke Es: Curruca zarcera Fi: pensaskerttu Fr: Fauvette grisette It: Sterpazzola Nl: Grasmus No: Tornsanger Pt: Papa-amoras Sv: Törnsångare US: Common Whitethroat Ru: Серая славка Bird News Extra subscribers should log in to view an enhanced species page.
IdentificationThe clean white throat is distinctive but not diagnostic so you must also look for the rich rusty-red colour of its wings. The fairly long, white-edged tail is also a useful feature as is the obvious white eye-ring which together with the raised crown feathers often gives the Whitethroat a startled appearance. The White throat may be confused with a Spectacled Warbler but the Whitethroat has more contrasting tertials. HabitatBreeds in hedgerows and scrub on farmland, heathland and woodland margins. BehaviourPerforms a memorable song flight, fluttering up from the breeding bushes then dropping down head-first with the tail trailing vertically behind it. MigrationA migrant to sub-Saharan Africa wintering from Senegal in the east to Ethiopia in the west and even as far as South Africa. This information is taken from the BirdFile on the appropriate BirdGuides DVD-ROM. As well as video and sounds, our CD- and DVD-ROMs contain additional text on Voice, Sexing, Ageing, Food, Nests and Eggs and more.
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