Desert whitethroat

The desert whitethroat (Sylvia minula) is a typical warbler. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with the lesser whitethroat; today these are seen as members of a superspecies. The desert whitethroat together with Hume's whitethroat form an Asian lineage in the superspecies, which have diverged into species adapted to drier lowlands and moister mountain habitats respectively.[2][3][4] [5][6] The name small whitethroat has also been used by some authors, and desert lesser whitethroat before it was split from lesser whitethroat.[2]