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whitethroat

Either of two species of Old World warbler, native to Europe, Africa, and S Asia: the whitethroat (Silvia communis); and the lesser whitethroat (Silvia curruca, which includes small and Hume's whitethroats); inhabits open woodland; eats insects and fruit. (Genus: Silvia.)

iWhitethroat

Conservation status

Least concern (LC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae
Genus: Sylvia
Species: S.

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