Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

Sylvia curruca

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Hemis National Park
347 Verified records at Hemis National Park
June 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Whitethroat sighting in Hemis National Park, based on 347 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hemis National Park

Eurasian Magpie
LC

Eurasian Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pica pica

90–100% · Very likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

40–50% · Likely
Citrine Wagtail
LC

Citrine Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla citreola

40–50% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

30–40% · Possible
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

30–40% · Possible
Bluethroat
LC Endemic

Bluethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia svecica

30–40% · Possible
White-winged Redstart
LC

White-winged Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus erythrogastrus

30–40% · Possible
Red-billed Chough
LC

Red-billed Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

30–40% · Possible
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

30–40% · Possible
Common Rosefinch
LC

Common Rosefinch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Carpodacus erythrinus

30–40% · Possible
Black-throated Thrush
LC

Black-throated Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus atrogularis

20–30% · Possible
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Hemis National Park?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Whitethroat sighting in Hemis National Park, based on 347 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Whitethroat in Hemis National Park in our monthly data.

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