Bluethroat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bluethroat lives – recorded in 56 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Luscinia svecica
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	56 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Muscicapidae

Where does the bluethroat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bluethroat in 56 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the bluethroat endangered?

The bluethroat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bluethroat?

The bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Muscicapidae, genus Luscinia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bluethroat

The bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. 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. It winters in the Iberian Peninsula, the northern half of Africa, and in southern Asia (among others including the Indian subcontinent). The bluethroat, and similar small European flycatchers, are often called chats.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bluethroat (revision 1377685698), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26578 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).