Canary Islands Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis)

Other Names (World)
Canary Islands Chiffchaff, Canary Chiffchaff

Family
Phylloscopidae (Leaf-warblers)

Size
10 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartwig, 1886)

Habitat
Temperate forest, rural gardens, arable land. From sea-level - 4,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Spain (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 60,000 - 300,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (103)...)

Canary Islands Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus) [XC690330]
by SonoNatura from Tenerife (near Puerto de la Cruz), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain (call, song)

Canary Islands Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus) [XC884093]
by Christoph Bock from Isla de la Palma (near Barrial de Abajo), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain (?)

Subspecies
Phylloscopus collybita (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), Canary Islands Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis), Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus) and Mountain Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) following AERC TAC (2003) (see Sangster et al. 2002).

Mountain Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) now includes Caucasian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus lorenzii) previously treated as distinct by Sibley and Monroe (1993).

Forms a superspecies with, and until recently treated as conspecific with, Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) and Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

canariensis (Hartwig, 1886) - Western Canary Is (La Palma, Hierro, Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria).
exsul Hartert, 1907 - Lanzarote, in north-eastern Canary Is.

References
See References.

Files:

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