Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) franciscodocampo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) euqirneto, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Mourad Harzallah, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Iberian Chiffchaff sounds like

Sonogram of the Iberian Chiffchaff: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

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

Recorded by Sonothèque ADVL · Call · Val-Couesnon, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France · CC0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Noé Ferrari · Song · Arrondissement d'Abbeville (near Cambron), Somme, Hauts-de-France, France · CC BY 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

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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When to see the Iberian Chiffchaff

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Iberian Chiffchaff

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 18 countries with regular records, and 4 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Spain Portugal Sweden Morocco United Kingdom France Belgium Germany Gibraltar Senegal Poland Algeria Switzerland Mauritania Denmark Slovakia Tunisia Mali

Recorded as a rare visitor in Netherlands, Ireland, Finland, Guinea-Bissau.

About the Iberian Chiffchaff

The Iberian chiffchaff is a species of passerine belonging to the family Phylloscopidae, the leaf warblers. This species is found as a breeding bird in southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa. It winters in western Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

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Easily confused with

Grey-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistosThe grey-hooded warbler is a species of leaf warbler.

Green WarblerPhylloscopus nitidusThe green warbler, also known as green willow warbler or green leaf warbler, is a leaf warbler found in the Caucasus Mountains in southeastern Europe.

Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulusPallas's leaf warbler is one of the smallest warblers, with a large head and short tail.

Side by side: Iberian Chiffchaff vs Pallas's Leaf Warbler

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