1. Greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts
   "The greater whitethroat sang from deep within the brambles";
   - greater whitethroat, Sylvia communis
    
2. Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller
   "The lesser whitethroat flitted quietly through the hedgerow";
   - lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
    
3. Common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
   "The whitethroat's distinctive song echoed through the forest";
   - white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis

Derived forms: whitethroats

Type of: New World sparrow, warbler

Part of: genus Zonotrichia, Zonotrichia

Encyclopedia: Whitethroat