Phylloscopus: Chiffchaff, Greenish Warbler, Hume's Leaf-Warbler, Yellow-Browed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Western Bonelli's Warbler - Tapa blanda

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 130. Not illustrated. Chapters: Chiffchaff, Greenish Warbler, Hume's Leaf-Warbler, Yellow-Browed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Pallas's Warbler, Eastern Bonelli's Warbler, Eastern Canary Islands Chiffchaff, Wood Warbler, Gansu Leaf-Warbler, Limestone Leaf-Warbler, Red-Faced Woodland-Warbler, Arctic Warbler, Western Canary Islands Chiffchaff, Dusky Warbler, Radde's Warbler, Sulphur-Bellied Warbler, Eastern Crowned Warbler, Southern Blyth's Leaf-Warbler, Yellow-Throated Woodland-Warbler, Western Crowned-Warbler, Large-Billed Leaf-Warbler, Grey-Hooded Warbler, Uganda Woodland-Warbler, Ashy-Throated Warbler, Buff-Barred Warbler, Tickell's Leaf-Warbler, Hainan Leaf-Warbler, Davison's Leaf-Warbler, Sombre Leaf-Warbler, Laura's Woodland-Warbler, Black-Capped Woodland-Warbler, Yellow-Vented Warbler, Mountain Leaf-Warbler, Yellow-Streaked Warbler, Buff-Throated Warbler, Emei Leaf-Warbler, Sulphur-Breasted Warbler, Chinese Leaf-Warbler, Sakhalin Leaf-Warbler, West Chinese Leaf-Warbler, Lemon-Throated Leaf-Warbler, Sulawesi Leaf-Warbler, Philippine Leaf-Warbler. Excerpt: 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. 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 b...