Species profile
Desert Whitethroat
Sylvia minula
Quick answer
breeds from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and central Iran east through northern Afghanistan and Tajikistan to western China; winters to the south
- Scientific name
- Sylvia minula
- Family
- Sylviidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Sylvia
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Related species in Sylviidae
- Abyssinian Catbird (Parophasma galinieri)
- African Desert Warbler (Sylvia deserti)
- Arabian Warbler (Sylvia leucomelaena)
- Ashy-throated Parrotbill (Sinosuthora alphonsiana)
- Asian Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana)
- Balearic Warbler (Curruca balearica)
- Balearic Warbler (Sylvia balearica)
- Banded Warbler (Sylvia boehmi)