Common chiffchaff: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common chiffchaff lives – recorded in 82 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phylloscopus collybita
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	82 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Phylloscopidae

Where does the common chiffchaff live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common chiffchaff in 82 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common chiffchaff endangered?

The common chiffchaff’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common chiffchaff?

The common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Phylloscopidae, genus Phylloscopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common chiffchaff

The common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), or simply the chiffchaff, is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds in open woodlands throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearctic.

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. The female builds a domed nest on or near the ground, and assumes most of the responsibility for brooding and feeding the chicks, whilst the male has little involvement in nesting, but defends his territory against rivals, and attacks potential predators.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common chiffchaff (revision 1353214873), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q185784 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).