Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPhylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
- GenusPhylloscopus (Leaf Warblers)
- SpeciesPhylloscopus collybita (Common Chiffchaff)
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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Namdapha National Park
Blyth's Leaf-Warbler
Phylloscopus reguloides
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
Yellow-vented Warbler
Phylloscopus cantator
Grey-hooded Warbler
Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus affinis
Dusky Warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Pale-rumped Warbler
Phylloscopus chloronotus
Ashy-throated Warbler
Phylloscopus maculipennis
Gray-cheeked Warbler
Seicercus poliogenys
Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Seicercus castaniceps
White-spectacled Warbler
Seicercus affinis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Chiffchaff at Namdapha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there