What is the difference between a whitethroat and lesser whitethroat?

What is the difference between a whitethroat and lesser whitethroat?

The common feature of Lesser and Common Whitethroats is, not surprisingly, a white throat; the important difference is that Lesser’s entire underparts are a smooth, silky white. These contrast with distinctively toned grey-brown upperparts and a grey head, which is slightly darker on the lores and ear coverts.

What do Common Whitethroat eat?

What do whitethroats eat? Insects and invertebrates are the main food source for whitethroats.

Where do Whitethroats come from?

Whitethroats are migratory warblers that spend the winter in the Sahel, just south of the Sahara Desert in Africa. They arrive in the UK from mid to late April and usually leave again from August, though they can be seen well into September.

Where do Whitethroats nest?

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Whitethroats build their nests primarily out of dry grass and roots, the lining of which is made from wool, finer roots and/or plant down. The nest is usually built in low shrub or brambles and among bushes in the open country.

What does a whitethroat look like?

The whitethroat is a medium-sized warbler, about the size of a great tit. 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.

Is the whitethroat a warbler?

The whitethroat is a medium-sized, long-tailed warbler of grassland, scrub and hedgerows. It is a summer visitor and passage migrant, breeding in many areas, but avoiding urban and mountainous places.

How do you know you’re a whitethroat?

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.

How big is a whitethroat?

0.53 ozCommon whitethroat / Mass

What does a whitethroat bird look like?

What birds have a white throat?

White-throated Sparrows are brown above and gray below with a striking head pattern. The black-and-white-striped head is augmented by a bright white throat and yellow between the eye and the bill, which is gray.