Caucasian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus lorenzii)

Other Names (World)
Caucasian Chiffchaff, Lorenz's Warbler

Family
Phylloscopidae (Leaf-warblers)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lorenz, 1887)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest, temperate forest, temperate and subarctic shrubland. From 1,000 - 1,200 m, occasionally up to 4,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Iran [Islamic Republic of], Turkey.

Breeds Caucasus south to north-eastern Turkey and north-western Iran. Non-breeding at lower altitudes to southern Iran.

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
No 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).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Mountain Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus).

References
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