Common whitethroat
The common whitethroat or greater whitethroat (Curruca communis) 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.
| Common whitethroat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sylviidae |
| Genus: | Curruca |
| Species: | C. communis |
| Binomial name | |
| Curruca communis (Latham, 1787) | |
| Range of C. communis Breeding Passage Non-breeding | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sylvia communis Latham, 1787 | |
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