Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyPhylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
GenusPhylloscopus (Leaf Warblers)
SpeciesPhylloscopus collybita (Common Chiffchaff)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Awash National Park

1 Verified records at Awash National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. A small insectivorous bird, it is subject to predation by mammals, such as cats and mustelids, and birds, particularly hawks of the genus Accipiter. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Awash National Park

Phylloscopus trochilus

10–20% · With luck

Phylloscopus umbrovirens

Dinemellia dinemelli

Oenanthe isabellina

Dicrurus adsimilis

Lanius somalicus

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

40–50% · Likely

Bradornis microrhynchus

40–50% · Likely

Hedydipna metallica

40–50% · Likely

Quelea quelea

40–50% · Likely

Lamprotornis superbus

40–50% · Likely

Cinnyris pulchellus

40–50% · Likely

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Common Chiffchaff at Awash National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	70–80%
2	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	60–70%
3	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	60–70%
4	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	60–70%
5	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	50–60%
6	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	40–50%
7	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	40–50%
8	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	40–50%
9	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	40–50%
10	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	40–50%
11	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	40–50%
12	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	30–40%
13	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	30–40%
14	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	30–40%
15	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
16	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
17	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
18	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
19	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
20	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
21	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
22	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	20–30%
23	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
24	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
25	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	5–10%
26	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
27	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
28	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
29	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	5–10%
30	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
31	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
32	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
33	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
34	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
35	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
36	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
37	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
38	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
39	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
40	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
41	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
42	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
43	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

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Common Chiffchaff

Closest Relatives at Awash National Park

Willow Warbler

Brown Woodland-Warbler

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

Isabelline Wheatear

Fork-tailed Drongo

Somali Fiscal

Greater Blue-eared Starling

African Gray Flycatcher

Nile Valley Sunbird

Red-billed Quelea

Superb Starling

Beautiful Sunbird

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found