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Common Whitethroat

BIRDING ARAGÓN

Common Whitethroat

Sylvia communis
ES: Curruca zarcera

Description

L: 14cm; W:18-23cm

Inconspicuous bird with a brown back and pale underparts, whiter on the throat; covert feathers, tertials and secondaries black with reddish-brown edging; brown tail, with the outer feathers partly white; pale brown bill and legs. Breeding male with a greyish head; non-breeding male, female and juveniles with brown heads.

Curruca zarcera Sylvia communis EN: Common Whitethroat
  • Observation difficulty: Medium
  • Status: Summer
  • Optimal Season: Apr-Oct
  • Conservation Status: Protected species
  • bitat: Forest

Special interest

Best places to see in Aragón

PROVINCES

Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel

REGIONS

Tarazona y el Moncayo

Special Protected Areas (SPA)

ORDESA Y MONTE PERDIDO; CUENCA DE GALLOCANTA; LOS VALLES; GALACHOS DE LA ALFRANCA DE PASTRIZ, LA CARTUJA Y EL BURGO DE EBRO; VIÑAMALA; EL TURBÓN Y SIERRA DE SÍS; SALVATIERRA – FOZES DE FAGO Y BINIÉS; SOTOS Y CARRIZALES DEL RÍO ARAGÓN; SAN JUAN DE LA PEÑA Y PEÑA OROEL; SIERRA DE CANCIÁS – SILVES; SIERRAS DE SANTO DOMINGO Y CABALLERA Y RÍO ONSELLA; SIERRA DE MONCAYO – LOS FAYOS – SIERRA DE ARMAS; RÍO HUERVA Y LAS PLANAS; DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO MARTÍN; RÍO GUADALOPE – MAESTRAZGO; PUERTOS DE BECEITE