Greater Whitethroat

NL: Grasmus
D: Dorngrasmücke
F: Fauvette grisette

Latin name: Sylvia communis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bird group: Warblers

The whitethroat is a medium-sized warbler, about the size of a great tit. It has quite a long tail which it flicks and cocks as it darts rapidly in and out of cover. The male has a grey head, a white throat and a brown back, and is buff underneath.

It is a summer visitor and passage migrant, with birds breeding widely, although it avoids urban and mountainous areas. It winters in Africa, south of the Sahara.

What they eat:
Insects, and berries and fruit in autumn.

Measurements:
Length: 14cm
Wingspan: 18.5-23cm
Weight: 12-18g

Song/call: