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Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)

English (US) Common Chiffchaff

The Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Phylloscopus collybita
Family
Phylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
English (US)
Common Chiffchaff
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Sylvia collybita
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
Type locality
'regions septentrionales' of France; restricted to Normandy by Mayaud, 1941, Oiseau, 11, no. spec, p. 87.
Original description
Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 11 p.235

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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