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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITETHROAT

whitethroat  [ˈwaɪtˌθrəʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITETHROAT

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Whitethroat is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WHITETHROAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

whitethroat

Common whitethroat

The Common Whitethroat is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds throughout Europe and across much of temperate western Asia. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, and winters in tropical Africa, Arabia and Pakistan. This is one of several Sylvia species that has distinct male and female plumages. Both sexes are mainly brown above and buff below, with chestnut fringes to the secondary remiges. The adult male has a grey head and a white throat. The female lacks the grey head, and the throat is duller. The Whitethroat's song is fast and scratchy, with a scolding tone. The hoarse, a little bit nasal call sounds like wed-wed or woid-woid. The warning cry is long-pulled, rough tschehr which resembles that of the Dartford Warbler. This species was believed by some to be closely related to the Lesser Whitethroat, the species having evolved only during the end of the last ice age similar to the Willow Warbler and Chiffchaffs. But researchers learned soon that this is not correct, and now it is known that whitethroats are unreliable morphological markers for relationships in Sylvia.

Definition of whitethroat in the English dictionary

The definition of whitethroat in the dictionary is either of two Old World warblers, Sylvia communis or S. curruca, having a greyish-brown plumage with a white throat and underparts.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHITETHROAT


bluethroat
ˈbluːˌθrəʊt
groat
ɡrəʊt
Grote
ɡrəʊt
Haftaroth
hɑːfˈtəʊrəʊt
Haphtaroth
hɑːfˈtəʊrəʊt
Igorot
ˌɪɡəˈrəʊt
overwrote
ˌəʊvəˈrəʊt
rewrote
ˌriːˈrəʊt
rhinocerote
raɪˈnɒsəˌrəʊt
rote
rəʊt
rubythroat
ˈruːbɪˌθrəʊt
scrote
skrəʊt
Sderot
ˌsdeɪˈrəʊt
throat
θrəʊt
troat
trəʊt
typewrote
ˈtaɪprəʊt
underwrote
ˌʌndəˈrəʊt
wrote
rəʊt
yellowthroat
ˈjɛləʊˌθrəʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITETHROAT

whitener
whiteness
whitening
whiteout
whitepot
whiter than white
whites
whitesmith
whitetail
whitethorn
whitewall
whitewall tyre
whiteware
whitewash
whitewasher
whitewater rafting
whitewing
whitewood
whitey
whiteywood

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITETHROAT

a frog in one´s throat
a lump in one´s throat
Croat
cut one´s throat
cut-throat
deep throat
have by the throat
jump down someone´s throat
lesser whitethroat
ram something down someone´s throat
Serbo-Croat
stick in one´s throat
strep throat

Synonyms and antonyms of whitethroat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «whitethroat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITETHROAT

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Translator English - Chinese

白喉莺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

whitethroat
570 millions of speakers

English

whitethroat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whitethroat
380 millions of speakers
ar

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whitethroat
280 millions of speakers

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Серая славка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

whitethroat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

whitethroat
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moineau d´Amérique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bergetar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dorngrasmücke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

whitethroat
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

whitethroat
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whitethroat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

whitethroat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whitethroat
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पांढरा ठिपका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ötleğen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sterpazzola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Whitethroat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сіра славка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Silvie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θαμνοτσιροβάκος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grasmus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

törn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

whitethroat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whitethroat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITETHROAT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITETHROAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whitethroat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITETHROAT»

Discover the use of whitethroat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whitethroat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Birds of the Middle East
First-winter Lesser Whitethroat has slightly paler upperparts and often shows an indistinct whitish supercilium. Siberian race, blythi, winters Iran and parts ofArabia, has paler, warmer brown upperparts and clean, whiter underparts, seemingly ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
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Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, ...
Whitethroat. Sylvia curruca 13cm, 5" Small grey-brown warbler with greyer head and white underparts. Dark grey ear-coverts contrast with paler head and white throat. Tail grey with white sides; legs grey. First-winter is browner and less ...
Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2009
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The Helm Guide to Bird Identification
Where and when Lesser Whitethroat is also fairly common (mid April to October) but is restricted mainly to England and Wales; in recent years, very small numbers have also been seen in winter, often at birdfeeders. Structure and plumage A ...
Keith Vinicombe, 2014
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Modeling Demographic Processes in Marked Populations
1960 1970 Common whitethroat 1980 1990 2000 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 S e a s o n a l t o t a l c o u n t Redstart 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Garden warbler Lesser whitethroat 150 200 250 300 100 0 50 Year S ...
David L. Thomson, Evan G. Cooch, Michael J. Conroy, 2008
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India: And the Indian ...
Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill Sylviini Garden Warbler V Greater Whitethroat p Lesser Whitethroat W Hume's Lesser Whitethroat W Small Whitethroat w Menetries Warbler s Eastem Desert Warbler w Barred Warbler V Eastem Orphean ...
Bill Harvey, 2002
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Angel Messages: The Oracle of the Birds
Whitethroat. (including. Lesser. Whitethroat). With its subtly peaked crown and its long tail, the little whitethroat flits from hedge to hedge, reluctant to allow itself to be seen. In its spiritual essence, the whitethroat is a bird in waiting.
Claire Nahmad
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Field Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe
Typical featureS The Lesser Whitethroat is more secretive than the Common Whitethroat. Does not have a song flight, and instead sings from the cover of branches ©. Typical featureS After landing, the Pied Flycatcher gives a characteristic. 44.
Michael Eppinger, 2006
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Bird Observatories of Britain and Ireland
A similar explanation might account for the unusual predominance of Whitethroat in spring, with Lesser Whitethroat showing a fairly equally weighted pattern but with slightly more in autumn. Here, the Whitethroat has the longitudinal migration,  ...
‎2010
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Birdwatcher's Pocket Field Guide
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca l 1 .5—1 3.5cm, 5in 2) (Br) (c) (SV) When Arrives from late April to early May. Autumn birds into late September Where Breeds in hedgerows, dense scrub. Passage birds in coastal bushes. Absent in Scotland ...
Mark Golley, 2003
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The Field Naturalist
so often disfigure the whitethroat's song. He sinus ulso to be always in such high spirits as not to know how to contain himself, taking frequently a long circuitous flight from tree to tree, and back again a dozen times, seemingly for no other ...
James Rennie, 1833

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITETHROAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whitethroat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Some respite for the UK's birds
A number of species that migrate south of the Sahara for the winter increased between 2013 and 2014, including: lesser whitethroat (+34%); whitethroat (+18%); ... «Surfbirds News, Aug 15»
2
Cuckoo population given a boost by desert storms
Healthy insect supplies produced by the wet weather were a boon for small warbler species such as the whitethroat and lesser whitethroat, providing them with ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
RSPB Watford takes flight
Summer brings whitethroat, garden warbler, blackcap, willow warbler and chiffchaff while winter brings redpoll, siskin, fieldfare, redwing and goldcrest. «Watford Observer, Jun 15»
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Tim Sexton: How to help ground-nesting birds survive
In 2011 staff were alerted to a common whitethroat nest, with chicks (pictured), which had become exposed by the seemingly innocent actions of blackberry ... «Nottingham Post, May 15»
5
Birdwatcher's Diary No.86
It wasn't until April 23 that I saw my first common whitethroat there. Whinchat on Whitmoor Common. I was also fortunate that day to see a whinchat there. A good ... «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, May 15»
6
Bird Notes: A challenging week for birders in North Wales
On Sunday, a sandy-coloured Lesser Whitethroat was found on the edge of ... Our breeding Lesser Whitethroats should be in east Africa now, so this was an ... «Daily Post North Wales, Dec 14»
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These amazing pictures of birds were all taken on British golf courses
Here, only a single pair of whitethroats bred on the course during 2007 within a ... What was also very interesting about these whitethroats is that all six males ... «Golf Club Management, Jul 14»
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Birdwatcher's Diary No.61
Common whitethroat. A common whitethroat could once again be heard singing its scratchy song close to the area where the heathland opens out. Chiffchaff. «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, May 14»
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Louise Fountain: Take the lead with your dog at nature reserve
Ground nesting birds, like the common whitethroat, pictured here, are disturbed constantly, causing breeding to fail. Dog mess. By law all dog faeces must be ... «Nottingham Post, Feb 14»
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High temperatures usher in an early spring among Britain's wildlife
... have shunned migration and remained here include a willow warbler, in West Sussex, a common whitethroat, on Teesside, and a lesser whitethroat, in Notts. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Whitethroat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/whitethroat>. Apr 2024 ».
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