Common Whitethroat
Curruca communis(Latham, J, 1787)
English (US) Common Whitethroat
The Common Whitethroat (Curruca communis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sylviidae (Sylviid Warblers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Curruca communis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Whitethroat
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1787)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Curruca communis communis
- Curruca communis volgensis
- Curruca communis icterops
- Curruca communis rubicola
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sylvia communis
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1787)
- Type locality
- 'not uncommon in England,' Latham, 1783, General Synop. Birds, 2, p. 428; restricted to Kent by Clancey, 1950, Auk, 67, p. 393.
- Original description
- Supplement to the general synopsis of birds p.287
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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