The common whitethroat or greater whitethroat is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds throughout Europe and across much of temperate western Asia. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, and winters in tropical Africa, Arabia, and Pakistan. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Latham, J 1787)
Reference:
General Synops. Birds Suppl.
Protonym:
Sylvia communis
Type locality:
'not uncommon in England,' Latham, 1783, General Synop. Birds, 2, p. 428; restricted to Kent by Clancey, 1950, Auk, 67, p. 393.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33046886
Avibase ID:
14AFBA82D556918C
Avibase ID:
avibase-14AFBA82
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/14AFBA82
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563188
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Fauvette grisette ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Fauvette grisette ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Greater Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Greater Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Greater Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Greater Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Greater Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Greater Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Greater Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Greater Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Common Whitethroat ( Curruca communis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Sylvia communis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Sylvia communis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Sylvia communis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Common Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Greater Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sylvia communis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sylvia communis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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