Common chiffchaff
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The common chiffchaff, or simply the chiffchaff, is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds in open woodlands throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearctic.
Common Chiffchaff 2025 04 04 01
Sketch spectrograms comparing calls of, from left to right, the subspecies collybita, abietinus and tristis
Phylloscopus collybita tristis From Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, India.
Essentially the entire historic range of the extinct eastern Canary Islands chiffchaff (P. canariensis exsul) is shown in this photo.
Accipiter
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Accipiter is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. Some species are called sparrowhawks, but there are many sparrowhawks in other genera such as Tachyspiza.
Common chiffchaff
…predators. A small insectivorous bird, it is subject to predation by mammals, such as cats and mustelids, and birds, particularly hawks of the genus Accipiter. Its large range and population mean that its status is secure, although one subspecies is probably extinct. The British naturalist Gilbert White was…
Accipiter nisus 1
Madagascar Sparrowhawk Andasibè Madagascar S4E7858
Accipiter ovampensis 1501561
Eurasian Sparrowhawk by Steve Ward