The Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

The Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) breeds in Europe and Asia east to the Trans-Baikal and as far south into northern Israel. The Lesser Whitethroat is a migratory bird that winters in the south of the Sahara, mostly in East Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula and India.

 The Lesser Whitethroat lives in gardens, parks, mountains and open woodlands.

The Lesser Whitethroat feeds on spiders, molluscs, berries and insects and their larvae.