Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
CommonPhoto: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden · CC BY-SA 2.0
Birdinsectivore
The bluethroat is a small songbird that migrates between Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. It thrives in wet, bushy areas and builds its nests low in dense shrubs. Known for its striking blue throat, it flits through the undergrowth hunting insects.
- It breeds in wet birch woods and swampy areas.
- Bluethroats winter in southern Asia and northern Africa.
- It nests in tussocks or low bushes near the ground.
WetlandForestEuropeAsiaAfrica
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Bird
- Scientific name
- Luscinia svecica
- Habitat
- Wetland, Forest
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Asia, Africa
- Diet
- insectivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)