Birds of Ladakh

logo

the bird channel

Common name:

Hume’s Whitethroat

Ladakhi name:

unknown

Scientific name:

Curruca althaea

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

sylviidae

fun facts:

Hume’s Whitethroat is a typical warbler and considered a “super species” with lineage from Asia. Occasionally, it can be spotted in valleys below 3800m.

It is a visitor to Ladakh. The sexes look the same.

Bird Club Contributor:

Choldan Gasha, Spituk