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Lesser Whitethroat

Curruca curruca (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The lesser whitethroat is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds in temperate Europe, except the southwest, and in the western and central Palearctic. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, wintering in Africa just south of the Sahara, Arabia and India. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.184

Protonym:
  Motacilla Curruca

Type locality:
  Europe; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1909, Vogel Pal. Fauna, p. 588.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/203/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A99F93BCE984549A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A99F93BC

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A99F93BC


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563190

Geographic range:

  • Curruca curruca blythi: eastern Siberia to northern Altai and northern Mongolia
  • Curruca curruca [halimodendri or telengitica]: breeds central Asian steppes, from the lower Ural River and Transcapia eastward to western Mongolia; primarily winters in southwestern Asia (southeastern Iran to northwestern India), but perhaps also in eastern Africa
English:
Lesser Whitethroat
Catalan:
Tallarol xerraire
Czech:
pěnice pokřovní
Danish:
Gærdesanger
German:
Klappergrasmücke
Spanish:
Curruca Zarcerilla
Finnish:
hernekerttu
French:
Fauvette babillarde
Croatian:
Grmuša čevrljinka
Hungarian:
Kis poszáta
Icelandic:
Netlusöngvari
Italian:
Bigiarella
Japanese (romaji):
konodojiromushikui
Japanese:
コノドジロムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Pilkoji devynbalsė
Dutch:
Braamsluiper
Norwegian:
Møller
Polish:
piegża
Portuguese:
Papa-amoras-cinzento
Russian:
Славка-завирушка
Slovak:
penica popolavá
Serbian:
grmuša čevrljinka
Swedish:
Ärtsångare
Ukrainian:
Кропив'янка прудка
Chinese:
白喉林莺
Chinese (Traditional):
白喉林鶯


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Curruca curruca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Curruca curruca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Curruca curruca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Curruca curruca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Curruca curruca) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Curruca curruca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Fauvette babillarde ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Sylvia curruca [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Other synonyms

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Arabic: أبيض الحنجرة الصغير, الدخلة بيضاء الحنجرة الصغيرة, هازجة فيراني
Azerbaijani: çərənçi pöhrəcil, çərənçi pöhrəçil, Çərənçi silvi
Bashkir: килейек
Belarusian: Леска-завiрушка, Леска-завірушка
Bulgarian: Малко белогушо коприварче
Bengali: ছোট ধলাগলা
Breton: Ar bagous gwenn
Catalan: Busqueret xerraire, Busquereta mosquitera, Tallarol xerraire
Catalan (Balears): Busqueret xerraire
Valencian: Busquereta mosquitera
Montenegrin: grmuša čavrljanka, грмуша чаврљанка
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): грмуша чаврљанка
Czech: Penice pokrovní, Pěnice pokřovní, pìnice pokøovní
Chuvash: пĕчĕк чечен кайăк
Welsh: Bronwen leiaf, Cogwen lleiaf, Gwddfgwen lleiaf, Llwydfron fach, Llwydfron lleiaf
Danish: Gærdesanger
German: Klappergrasmücke, Klappergrasmuecke, Müllerchen, Zaungrasmücke
Greek: Βουνοτσιροβάκος, Λαλοτσιροβάκος, Συκαλλίδι
Greek (Cypriot): Συκαλλίδι
English: Lesser Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroated, White-throated warbler
Esperanto: babilema silvio
Spanish: Curruca gavilana, Curruca Pequeña, Curruca Zarcerilla, Curuca zarcerilla
Estonian: Väike-poosalind, Väike-põõsalind
Basque: Sasitxinbotxo, Sasi-txinbotxo, Tallarol xerraire
Persian: سسک نقابدار معمولی
Finnish: Hernekerttu
Faroese: Notuljómari
French: Babillarde ordinaire, Fauvette babillarde
Frisian: Toarnhipperke
Irish: Gilphíb Bheag
Gaelic: Gealan Coille Beag
Galician: Papuxa cincenta, Tallarol xerraire
Manx: Fynnag veg
Hebrew: סבכי טוחנים
Croatian: Grmuša čevrljinka
Hungarian: Kis poszáta
Armenian: [Moru Shahrik ], Մորու Շահրիկ
Icelandic: Netlusöngvari
Italian: Bigiarella, Bigiarella comune
Japanese (romaji): Kashimia mushi-kui, Kashimiya-mushikui, Ko nodo-jiro mushi-kui, konodojiromushikui, konodojiro-mushikui, sabakunodojiromushikui
Japanese: カシミアムシクイ, コノドジロムシクイ
Japanese (Kanji): カシミア虫喰, 小喉白虫喰
Georgian: მქირდავი ასპუჭაკა, მცირე თეთრყელა ასპუჭაკა
Kabardian: вэдбгъэгуху
Mongolian, Halh: тарчигнаа зэржгэнэ, тарчигнаа зэржигэнэ
Kazakh: Боз сандуғаш, содырғы сандуғаш
Kazakh (Transliteration): boz sandwğaş
Korean: 쇠흰턱딱새
Korean (Transliteration): soe-huin-teok-ttak-sae
Cornish: Gudhykwyn lyha
Kirghiz: кидик боз шалкы, чырылдак короолу
Scientific: Curruca curruca, Curruca curruca curruca, Motacilla Curruca, Sylvia carruca, Sylvia curraca, Sylvia curruca, Sylvia curruca curruca, Sylvia currura
Luxembourgish: Babbelgraatsch, Mëllerchen
Lithuanian: Pilkoji devynbalse, Pilkoji devynbalsė
Latvian: Gaišais ķauķis, Lakstīgalas kalps
Macedonian: Белогушо коприварче, Мал белогуш грмушар
Mongolian: тарчигнаа зэржгэнэ, Тарчигнаа зэржигэнэ, Тарчигнаа зээржигэне, цагаан хоолгойт заржхин
Mongolian (Transliteration): tarchignaa zerjigen
Moldavian: Silvie mică
Maltese: Bekkafik Irmiedi
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): цагаан хоолгойт заржхин
Nepali: श्वेतकण्ठ फिस्टो
Dutch: Braamsluiper
Norwegian: Gressmutt, Møller
Polish: piegza, Piegża, piegża (zwyczajna), Piegża zwyczajna, Pokrzewka piegża
Pinyin: bái-hóu lín-yīng
Portuguese: papa amoras cinzento, Papa-amoras-cinzento
Romansh: Fustgetta baterlunza
Romanian: Silvie mică
Russian: Cлавка-завирушка, Slavka-melnichek, Славка-завирушка, Славка-завирушка обыкновенная, славка-мельничек
Scots: Gealan coille beag
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Heen Gelasudu Rusiraviya
Slovak: Penica popolavá
Slovenian: mlinarcek, mlinarček
Albanian: Bilbilthi i zakonshëm, Gushëbardhi i vogël
Serbian: grmuša cevrljinka, grmuša čevrljinka, grmuša mlinaric, Грмуша цврлјинка, Грмуша чеврљинка
Swedish: Ärtsångare
Thai: นกคอขาวน้อย
Thai (Transliteration): nók kʰoaa-kʰăaw nóaay
Turkmen: owazçy çürlentgi
Turkish: çit Ötleğeni, Küçük Ak Gerdanlı Ötleğen, küçük ak gerdanly ötleğen, Küçük Akdeniz Gerdanlı Ötleğen, Küçük akgerdanlı ötleğen, Küçük Ak-gerdanlı Ötleğen, Küçük Akgerdanlı Ötleşen, Боз сандуғаш
Tatar: алдагыч әрәмә чыпчыгы , алдар чыпчык
Tuvinian: Чүгенниг ыраажывай
Ukrainian: Кропив'янка прудка , Прудка кропив'янка, Прудка славка
Uzbek: завирушка мойқут, завирушка-мойқут
Vietnamese: Chim Chích họng trắng nhỏ
Chinese: *白喉林莺, [bai-hou lin-ying], 白喉林莺, 白喉林鶯
Chinese (Traditional): 白喉林鶯
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 白喉林鶯
Chinese (Taiwan): 白喉林莺

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