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Hume's Whitethroat

Curruca althaea (Hume, AO 1878)

Hume's whitethroat is a species of typical warbler. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with the lesser whitethroat as some authorities now reinstate. These are seen as members of a superspecies which also includes the desert whitethroat. The present species together with the aridland desert whitethroat(s) seems to form an Asian lineage in the superspecies. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sylviidae
Genus:
   Curruca
Scientific:
  Curruca althaea


Original description

Citation:
  (Hume, AO 1878)

Reference:
   Stray Feathers 7 p.60

Protonym:
  Sylvia althaea

Type locality:
  Kashmir.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29847031


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  81522BF5B7FF8204

Avibase ID:
  avibase-81522BF5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/81522BF5


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563182

Geographic range:

  • Curruca althaea: mountains of eastern Iran to Afghanistan and northern India; winters to southern India
English:
Hume's Whitethroat
Catalan:
tallareta de Hume
Czech:
pěnice horská
Danish:
Mørk Gærdesanger
German:
Eibischgrasmücke
Spanish:
Curruca de Hume
Spanish (Spain):
Curruca de Hume
Finnish:
himalajanhernekerttu
French:
Fauvette de Hume
Croatian:
planinska grmuša
Italian:
Bigiarella di Hume
Japanese (romaji):
arutaikonodojiromushikui
Japanese:
アルタイコノドジロムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Kalninė devynbalsė
Dutch:
Humes Braamsluiper
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Mørkryggmøllar
Norwegian:
Mørkryggmøller
Polish:
piegża zakaspijska
Portuguese:
Papa-amoras-de-hume
Portuguese (Portugal):
Papa-amoras-de-hume
Russian:
Горная славка
Slovak:
penica krovinová
Serbian:
Hjumova grmuša čavrljanka
Swedish:
bergärtsångare
Ukrainian:
Кропив’янка гірська
Chinese:
休氏白喉林莺
Chinese (Traditional):
小白喉林鶯


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Sylvia curruca althaea [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Curruca curruca althaea [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Curruca curruca althaea [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Curruca curruca althaea [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Curruca curruca althaea [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Curruca curruca althaea [version 4]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Fauvette de Hume ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Fauvette de Hume ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Hume's Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Curruca curruca althaea [version 3]
Clements, version 2022:
Curruca curruca althaea [version 3]
Clements, version 2023:
Curruca curruca althaea [version 3]
Clements, version 2024:
Curruca curruca althaea [version 3]
Clements 3rd edition:
Hume's Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
Clements, version 2018:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
Clements, version 2019:
Sylvia curruca althaea [version 3]
eBird version 1.50:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
eBird version 2018:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
eBird version 2019:
Lesser Whitethroat (Hume's) ( Sylvia curruca althaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Lesser Whitethroat (Hume's) ( Curruca curruca althaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Lesser Whitethroat (Hume's) ( Curruca curruca althaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Lesser Whitethroat (Hume's) ( Curruca curruca althaea) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Lesser Whitethroat (Hume's) ( Curruca curruca althaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Hume's Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Hume's Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Hume's Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Hume's Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Hume's Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Hume's Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Hume's Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Hume's Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Hume's Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Hume's Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Curruca curruca althaea [version 4]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Curruca curruca althaea [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Sylvia curruca althaea [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Sylvia curruca althaea [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Sylvia curruca althaea [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Curruca althaea) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Curruca curruca althaea [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Curruca curruca althaea [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Curruca curruca althaea [version 3]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Hume's Whitethroat ( Sylvia althaea) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sylvia althaea [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sylvia althaea [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Curruca [curruca or althaea] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Kleinwitkeelsanger 9hume)
Arabic: دخلة هيوم, هازجة بيضاء الحنجرة صغرى (althaea)
Asturian: Papuda centroeuropea (althaea)
Azerbaijani: Çərənçi silvi (althaea yarımnövü), dağ pöhrəcili
Belarusian: Горная леска-завірушка
Bulgarian: Иранско малко коприварче, Малко белогушо коприварче (ssp. althaea)
Catalan: tallareta de Hume
Czech: pěnice horská, pěnice pokřovní (ssp. althaea)
Welsh: Llwydfron fach Hume
Danish: Mørk Gærdesanger
German: Eibischgrasmücke, Gebirggrasmücke, Klappergrasmücke (althaea)
Greek: Βουνοτσιροβάκος (althaea), Σκoυρός βουνoτσιρoβάκoς
English: Hume's Lesser Whitethroat, Hume's Lesser Whitethroated, Hume's Lesser-Whitethroat, Hume's Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat (Hume's)
English, HBW: Lesser Whitethroat (Hume's)
English (IOC): Hume's Whitethroat
English (United States): Lesser Whitethroat (Hume's)
Esperanto: Alteosilvio
Spanish: Curruca de Hume, Curruca Zarcerilla (althaea)
Spanish (Spain): Curruca de Hume, Curruca zarcerilla (althaea)
Spanish (HBW): Hume's Whitethroat
Estonian: mandli-põõsalind
Basque: Sasi-txinbotxoa (althaea)
Persian: سسک گلوسفید هیوم, سسک گلوسفید کوچک (althaea), سسک نقابدار هیوم
Finnish: Himalajanhernekerttu
French: Fauvette babillarde de Hume, Fauvette de Hume
Irish: Gilphíb shléibhe
Galician: Papuxa cincenta (althaea), Papuxa de Hume
Hebrew: סבכי חטמיתי, סבכי טוחנים (חטמיתי), סבכי טוחנים (מרכז אסייתי)
Croatian: planinska grmuša
Armenian: Մորու շահրիկ (Հյումեյի)
Icelandic: Netlusöngvari (althaea)
Italian: Bigiarella di Hume
Japanese (romaji): arutaikonodojiromushikui, kashimiyamushikui
Japanese: アルタイコノドジロムシクイ, カシミヤムシクィ, コノドジロムシクイ(亜種アルタイコノドジロムシクイ)
Georgian: მქირდავი ასკაპუჭა, მქირდავი ასპუჭაკა
Mongolian, Halh: уулын зэржигэнэ
Kazakh: Тау сандуғаш, тау сандуғашы
Kirghiz: тоо шалкысы
Scientific: Curruca althaea, Curruca althaea althaea, Curruca curruca althaea, Sylvia althaea, Sylvia althaea althaea, Sylvia curraca althaea, Sylvia curruca althaea, Sylvia curruca althea
Lithuanian: Kalninė devynbalsė
Latvian: Kalnu gaišais ķauķis
Malayalam: വെണ്‍താലിക്കുരുവി
Mongolian: уулын зэржигэнэ
Dutch: Bergbraamsluiper, Humes Braamsluiper, Humes Grasmus
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mørkryggmøllar
Norwegian: møller (althaea), Mørkryggmøller
Polish: piegża (althaea), piegza zakaspijska, piegża zakaspijska
Portuguese: Papa-amoras-de-hume
Portuguese (Portugal): Papa-amoras-cinzento (althaea), Papa-amoras-de-hume
Rhaeto-Romance: Fustgetta da Hume
Russian: Горная славка, Славка-завирушка (Горная), Славка-завирушка горная
Slovak: penica krovinová, penica krovinová (skup.)
Slovenian: Kaspijski mlinarček, Mlinarček (althaea)
Serbian: Grmuša čavrljanka (Hjumova), Hjumova grmuša čavrljanka, Planinska grmuša
Swedish: ärtsångare (althaea), Bergärtsångare
Thai: นกคอขาวน้อย (หลังเทา)
Turkmen: dag çürlentgisi
Turkish: Küçük Ak gerdanlı ötleğen (althaea)
Ukrainian: Кропив’янка гірська, Кропив'янка гірська
Uzbek: тоғ мойқути
Chinese: 休氏白喉林莺
Chinese (Traditional): 小白喉林鶯, 白喉林鶯(althaea)

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