Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

Sylvia curruca

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park
765 Verified records at Wadden Sea National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) is a common and widespread Old World warbler which breeds in temperate Europe, except the southwest, and in the western and central Palearctic. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, wintering in Africa just south of the Sahara, Arabia and India. Unlike many sylviid warblers, the sexes are almost identical. This is a small species with a grey back, whitish underparts, a grey head with a darker "bandit mask" through the eyes and a white throat. It is slightly smaller than the common whitethroat, and lacks the chestnut wings and uniform head-face colour of that species. The lesser whitethroat's song is a fast and rattling sequence of tet or che calls, quite different from the common whitethroat's scolding song. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Whitethroat sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 765 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park

Blackcap
LC

Blackcap

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia atricapilla

20–30% · Possible
Whitethroat

Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia communis

10–20% · With luck
Garden Warbler
LC

Garden Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia borin

5–10% · With luck
Barred Warbler

Barred Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia nisoria

<5% · Rare
Dartford Warbler

Dartford Warbler

Bird

Sylvia undata

Insufficient data
Sardinian Warbler
LC Endemic

Sardinian Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Curruca melanocephala

Insufficient data
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
LC

Eastern Subalpine Warbler

Bird

Curruca cantillans

Insufficient data
Western Subalpine Warbler

Western Subalpine Warbler

Bird

Curruca iberiae

Insufficient data
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

60–70% · Likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

50–60% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
4 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
5 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
6 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
10–20%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
9 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
10 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
11 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
5–10%
12 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
13 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
14 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
5–10%
15 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
16 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
18 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
21 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
23 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
24 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
25 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
26 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
27 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
28 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
29 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
30 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Whitethroat in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Whitethroat sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 765 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Whitethroat in Wadden Sea National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Whitethroat in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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