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whitethroat
(redirected from Common Whitethroat)

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white·throat  (hwtthrt, wt-)
n.
1. Either of two Old World songbirds (Sylvia communis or S. curruca) having brownish plumage and a white throat and belly.

whitethroat [ˈwaɪtˌθrəʊt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two Old World warblers, Sylvia communis or S. curruca (lesser whitethroat), having a greyish-brown plumage with a white throat and underparts
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Noun1.whitethroat - Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smallerwhitethroat - Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller
warbler - a small active songbird
2.whitethroat - greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts
warbler - a small active songbird
3.whitethroat - common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crownwhitethroat - common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
New World sparrow - sparrow-like North American finches
genus Zonotrichia, Zonotrichia - large New World sparrows
Translations
whitethroat [ˈwaɪtθrəʊt] Ncurruca f zarcera


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Skewey's crisp shot of a feeding Common Whitethroat is another great entry.
Byline: Jill Tunstall IN THE soft light of a spring evening a common whitethroat sits in the middle of a thorny thicket, turning its face to the sun, relieved that the long migration from Africa is over for another year.
 
 
 
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