Bird
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca · Sylviidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records1,386,206in 76 countries
Most seen inSweden444,351 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Lesser Whitethroat in brief
The lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) is a bird of the Sylviidae family — species of bird.
Across the 76 countries we cover it has 1,386,206 published records, most of them from Sweden, Denmark and Finland. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in January and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden444,351 records · best May, Aug
Denmark164,125 records · best May, Jun
Finland127,380 records · best Jun, May
India92,948 records · best Dec, Feb
United Kingdom84,610 records · best May, Apr
Norway76,836 records · best May, Jun
Israel58,270 records · best Mar, Apr
Germany49,867 records · best May, Apr
Netherlands48,190 records · best May, Apr
France45,227 records · best May, Jun
Poland27,452 records · best May, Apr
Belgium16,994 records · best May, Apr
Estonia14,924 records · best May, Jun
Russia14,615 records · best May, Jun
Türkiye13,508 records · best Apr, May
Czechia12,976 records · best May, Apr
United Arab Emirates10,890 records · best Oct, Nov
Austria6,529 records · best May, Jun
Bulgaria6,307 records · best May, Apr
Egypt4,431 records · best Mar, Apr
Hungary4,309 records · best May, Apr
Palestine4,028 records · best Mar, Apr
Ukraine3,793 records · best May, Apr
Switzerland3,562 records · best May, Jun
Romania3,467 records · best May, Apr
Cyprus3,390 records · best Apr, Mar
Luxembourg3,308 records · best May, Apr
Greece3,215 records · best Apr, Sep
Kazakhstan2,782 records · best May, Sep
Oman2,613 records · best Nov, Feb
Georgia2,415 records · best Sep, May
Slovakia2,321 records · best May, Apr
Iran2,125 records · best Apr, May
Lithuania2,040 records · best May, Jun
Mongolia2,012 records · best May, Sep
Kuwait1,873 records · best Apr, Mar
Italy1,858 records · best Jul, Jun
Serbia1,439 records · best Apr, May
Jordan1,352 records · best Apr, Mar
Saudi Arabia1,228 records · best Apr, Mar
Belarus1,171 records · best May, Apr
Uzbekistan1,126 records · best May, Apr
Latvia1,061 records · best May, Jun
Pakistan995 records · best Jan, Dec
Ethiopia847 records · best Nov, Dec
Lebanon840 records · best Apr, May
Armenia717 records · best May, Apr
Tajikistan713 records · best May, Jun
Croatia622 records · best Sep, May
Sri Lanka549 records · best Jan, Dec
Kyrgyzstan545 records · best Aug, May
Slovenia492 records · best Sep, Apr
Azerbaijan467 records · best May, Apr
Afghanistan311 records · best Sep, Apr
Ireland296 records · best Oct, May
Moldova291 records · best May, Apr
Qatar253 records · best Mar, Oct
Iceland252 records · best Oct, Sep
North Macedonia213 records · best May, Jun
Sudan138 records · best Mar, Jan
Montenegro107 records · best May, Apr
Albania93 records · best Sep, May
Bosnia and Herzegovina92 records · best May, Jun
Iraq88 records · best Apr, May
Syria73 records · best Apr, Mar
Turkmenistan70 records · best May, Apr
Kosovo49 records · best Apr, May
Bahrain37 records · best Apr, Mar
Chad35 records · best Feb, Jan
Yemen28 records · best Oct, Apr
Djibouti21 records · best Feb, Sep
Liechtenstein20 records · best Jun, Aug
Mauritania10 records · best Mar, Sep
Libya9 records · best Mar, Apr
Tunisia9 records · best Sep, Oct
Malta6 records · best Apr, Sep
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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