Mountain Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus sindianusW.E.Brooks, 1880

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Phylloscopidae
Presence in the Strait: Vagrant
In Spanish: Mosquitero oriental

Photograph: Ani Sarkisyan, CC BY, vía iNaturalist

Length: 11 cm

Presence in the Strait

Accidental. One bird ringed at Gibraltar on 27.11.01.

Identification

Very similar to a Phylloscopus collybita lorenzii, without traces of green or yellow. Some authors consider the P. c. lorenzii as a subspecies, and therefore it should be called Phylloscopus sindianus lorenzii. They come from the Centre of Asia as far as the Northeast Himalayas.

Bioestrecho editorial text. Last revised: 8 September 2026.

Photographs from iNaturalist observations with the licence checked file by file. Those marked “Strait” were taken within the area; place and date are those of each observation.

Calendar in the Strait

No observations with a compatible licence in the area, or taxon without a match in GBIF.

Same genus in the Strait

Common Chiffchaff11–11 cm · Seasonal · overlapping size
Western Bonelli´s Warbler11–11 cm · Seasonal · overlapping size
Dusky Warbler11–11 cm · Vagrant · overlapping size
Willow Warbler11.5–11.5 cm · Migrant
Wood Warbler12.5–12.5 cm · Migrant

Species of the same genus that also occur here, ordered by how close they are in size. Being relatives does not mean they are confused in the field, but that is where the doubts start: compare size and season.

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Phylloscopidae
GBIF taxon key: 7341578

Sources

Distribution and calendar: GBIF, live query
Photograph: Ani Sarkisyan, CC BY, vía iNaturalist
Taxonomy: GBIF backbone, pending WoRMS for marine taxa
Editorial text: written by Bioestrecho
Last revised: 8 September 2026

Mountain Chiffchaff

Presence in the Strait

Identification

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