Small migratory passerine bird found in Europe, Asia and north Africa
Common chiffchaff
Typical song, recorded in the United Kingdom in 1977
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Phylloscopidae
Genus:
Phylloscopus
Species:
P. collybita
Binomial name
Phylloscopus collybita
(Vieillot, 1817)
Breeding; summer only
Breeding; small numbers also wintering
Breeding; also common in winter
Non-breeding winter visitor
Localised non-breeding winter visitor in suitable habitat only (oases, irrigated crops)
The common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), or simply the chiffchaff, is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds in open woodlands throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearctic.
It is a migratory passerine which winters in southern and western Europe, southern Asia and north Africa. Greenish-brown above and off-white below, it is named onomatopoeically for its simple chiff-chaff song. It has a number of subspecies, some of which are now treated as full species. The female builds a domed nest on or near the ground, and assumes most of the responsibility for brooding and feeding the chicks, whilst the male has little involvement in nesting, but defends his territory against rivals, and attacks potential predators.
A small insectivorous bird, it is subject to predation by mammals, such as cats and mustelids, and birds, particularly hawks of the genus Accipiter. Its large range and population mean that its status is secure, although one subspecies is probably extinct.
^BirdLife International. (2019). "Phylloscopus collybita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T103843725A155613186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T103843725A155613186.en. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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include common European forest species like the Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes), common blackbird (Turdus merula), commonchiffchaff (Phylloscopus...
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that have long-distance migrants in the same family, such as the commonchiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita, are species of southern hemisphere origins...
holding an annual birding fair was started in 1997. It is reported that the common moorhen, a resident species has started breeding in large numbers at the...
pollinators recorded in the study were three passerine species: the Commonchiffchaff, the Eurasian blackcap and the Sardinian warbler. Relevant in this...
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