Lesser Whitethroat

Sylvia curruca

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

Sylviidae

Size:

12.5-14 cm

Weight:

9.5-18 g

Taxonomy:

S. c. minula (A. O. Hume, 1873)

Short Description:

Small and slim with greyish-brown general appearance, narrow and moderately long tail, rather short bill. Has brownish-grey upperparts, dull whitish underparts, slate-grey crown (greyer and slightly darker than mantle), and darker lores and ear-coverts (forming diffuse mask). Bill is blackish and legs and feet grey.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast

Common passage migrant and summer visitor to all the lower valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan. Found in open country or near forests rich in dense cover and lower-level foliage, shrub land, plantations with small trees and orchards, at 1500-3000m.

Generally forages in trees and bushes, searching leaves, twigs and bark for insects. Observed systematically to search for food items on tree trunks in manner of treecreeper; also to beat wings in attempt to flush prey. Mostly insectivorous during breeding season. Fruit, seeds, nectar, pollen and barries taken from various plants.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast