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Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
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About the 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.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Phylloscopus collybita
- Family
- Leaf Warblers
- Order
- Passeriformes
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