The Common Whitethroat

Common Whitethroat

The Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) is a migratory bird that breeds widely in most of Europe except the Alps, Pyrenees, Southern Portugal and Spain's inland and in northern Scandinavia. The bird also breeds in the far north Africa in Algeria and Morocco, and the winters in tropical Africa.

The Common Whitethroat occurs in open landscapes with thorny bushes and shrubs.

The Common Whitethroat lives of insects and their larvae, spiders and berries.