Common Chiffchaff
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Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Royal Bardia National Park
4 Verified records at Royal Bardia 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 Royal Bardia National Park

Greenish Warbler
LC

Greenish Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus trochiloides

10–20% · With luck
Hume's Warbler
LC

Hume's Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus humei

5–10% · With luck
Dusky Warbler
LC

Dusky Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus fuscatus

Insufficient data
Grey-hooded Warbler
LC

Grey-hooded Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus xanthoschistos

Insufficient data
Blyth's Leaf-Warbler
LC

Blyth's Leaf-Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus reguloides

Insufficient data
Sulphur-bellied Warbler
LC

Sulphur-bellied Warbler

Bird

Phylloscopus griseolus

Insufficient data
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
LC

Tickell's Leaf Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus affinis

Insufficient data
Smoky Warbler
LC

Smoky Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus fuligiventer

Insufficient data
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

50–60% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

50–60% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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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