Lesser Whitethroat 
Sylvia aurruaa 
Variation is highly complex and still needs 
further work. Only European birds have been 
identified during PMS in eastern Mediterranean, 
but Siberian, and southwest Asian birds, have 
been recorded in northeast Africa by others. 
Habitat: Similar to that of Whitethroat but 
prefers areas with more trees and higher 
bushes. 
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