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Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
(S. c. caucasica, S. c. althaea)
| Armenian Name: | Մորու շահրիկ |
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See Plate 50 for Lesser Whitethroat and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 12.5-13.5 cm, Wing Span:16.5-20.5 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 283. |
| Description: | Grayish warbler with short wings and tail and dark gray legs; faint pale supercilium in fall. Male: S. c. caucasica is brownish-gray above with gray head and blackish ear coverts. S. c. althaea is larger and darker, with blackish upper head. Females of both subspecies are paler overall. |
| Similar Species: | Greater Whitethroat, Orphean Warbler, Garden Warbler, Menetries's Warbler. |
| Behavior: | Males sing rattling song from cover of bushes. |
| Habitat: | Hot dry scrub; widespread on migration. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, berries. |
| Nest: | Cup of dry grass in low tree or shrub. |
| Eggs: | 17 mm, 4-6, white, gray spots. |
