The bluethroat is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is a migratory, insect-eating species that breeds in wet birch woodland or bushy swamp across Europe and the Palearctic, with an outpost in western Alaska, nesting in tussocks or low in dense bushes. It winters on the Iberian Peninsula, across the northern half of Africa, and in southern Asia, and along with similar small European flycatchers it is often called a chat.
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Source Bluethroat (Wikidata)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bluethroat
diet-classification (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in wet birch wood or bushy swamp in Europe and across the Palearctic with a foothold in western Alaska.
Infobox: status
LC
View the Source2. Bluethroat (Wikipedia)
Introduction
It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in wet birch wood or bushy swamp in Europe and across the Palearctic with a foothold in western Alaska. It nests in tussocks or low in dense bushes.
In Biome: Tundra, Subspecies
L. s. svecica (Linnaeus, 1758) (red-spotted bluethroat), breeds in subarctic shrub tundra from Scandinavia east to western Alaska, winters in southern Asia in India, Pakistan, Middle East.
View the Source3. Bluethroat (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q26578 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Muscicapidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Luscinia svecica
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Luscinia svecica
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 99553Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 99553
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2026-05-06T11:22:56.043Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"III"
6. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: luscinia svecica
9216 Passeriformes Passeriformes Muscicapidae Chats and Old World flycatchers 167 BL3 Luscinia svecica Bluethroat 60 0 10 0 0 0 20 0 10 0 Invertebrate Ref_10 A Carolina 0 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 Ref_11 1 Jessica 0 17.23 Dunning08 1
BirdFuncDat.txt row Luscinia svecica, Nocturnal column
Luscinia svecica Bluethroat 60 0 10 0 0 0 20 0 10 0 Invertebrate Ref_10 A Carolina 0 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 Ref_11 1 Jessica 0
View the Source 7. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Luscinia svecica
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traitsQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 11.4 years (wild)
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