Iberian Chiffchaff vs Pallas's Leaf Warbler

Iberian Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus ibericus

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The Iberian chiffchaff is told apart from the common chiffchaff mainly on its song but it also has plumage differences such as the upperparts being a cleaner green colour with no brown hue. The breast is yellow and the belly is white, closer in appearance to a willow warbler (P. trochilus) than the common chiffchaff. This resemblance to willow warbler is enhanced by the distinct dark eyestripe.

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Recorded by Sonothèque ADVL · Song · Val-Couesnon, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France · CC0

Photo: Rodrigo Saldanha de Almeida · CC BY 2.0

Pallas's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus proregulus

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Pallas's leaf warbler is one of the smallest warblers, with a large head and short tail. At 9–10 centimetres (3.5–3.9 in) long and 4–7 grams (0.14–0.25 oz) in weight, it is slightly smaller than a yellow-browed warbler and barely any larger than a goldcrest. It has greenish upperparts and white underparts, but is very striking, with prominent pale yellow double wingbars on the wing covert feathers, bold yellow supercilia and central crown stripe, and a lemon-yellow rump.

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Recorded by Sonothèque ADVL · Song · Beauvoir, Manche, Normandie, France · CC0

Photo: christoph_moning · CC BY 4.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Iberian Chiffchaff and Pallas's Leaf Warbler.