Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus Collyhita. The Common Chiffchaff, Or Simply The Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus Collybita Is A Common And Widespread Leaf Warbler Which Breeds In Open Woodlands Throughout Northern And Temperate Europe And Asia. It Is A Migratory Passerine Which Winters In Southern And Western Europe, Southern Asia And North Africa. Greenish-Brown Above And Off-White Below, It Is Named Onomatopoeically For Its Simple Chiff-Chaff Song. It Has A Number Of Subspecies, Some Of Which Are Now Treated As Full Species.

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