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Iberian chiffchaff

Phylloscopus ibericus Ticehurst, 1937

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The iberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus) is a species in the family Phylloscopidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7.1 g to 8.3 g and live up to 7.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Iberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)
Photo: Rodrigo Saldanha de Almeida · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the iberian chiffchaff

Weight
7.1 g – 8.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5 – 5.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the iberian chiffchaff live?

Not recorded

What is the iberian chiffchaff?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Iberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus) is a species of passerine belonging to the family Phylloscopidae, the leaf warblers. This species is found as a breeding bird in southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa. It winters in western Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

From the Wikipedia article “Iberian chiffchaff” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iberian_chiffchaff&oldid=1360815783), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the iberian chiffchaff endangered?

The iberian chiffchaff is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the iberian chiffchaff classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPhylloscopidae
  6. genusPhylloscopus
  7. SpeciesPhylloscopus ibericus Ticehurst, 1937

Synonyms Phyllopneuste brehmii, Phylloscopus brehmi, Phylloscopus brehmi brehmii, Phylloscopus brehmii brehmii, Phylloscopus bremhii, Phylloscopus collybita ibericus, Phylloscopus collybitus brehmii, Phylloscopus ibericus bremhii

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • Mosqueta ibericaAragonese
  • pioyina ibéricaAsturian
  • Иберийски певецBulgarian
  • Пиренейски певецBulgarian
  • Puig IberiaBreton
  • Puig-IberiaBreton
  • mosquiter ibèricCatalan
  • budníček iberskýCzech
  • Siff-saff IberieaWelsh
  • Iberisk GransangerDanish
  • IberienzilpzalpGerman
  • Iberischer ZilpzalpGerman
  • Spanischer ZilpzalpGerman
  • Ιβηρικός ΔεντροφυλλοσκόποςGreek
  • iberia filoskopoEsperanto
  • Mosquitero ibéricoSpanish
  • ibeeria väike-lehelindEstonian
  • iberiantiltalttiFinnish
  • Pouillot ibériqueFrench
  • Tiuf-teaf IbéarachIrish
  • Picafollas ibéricoGalician
  • Beealerey IbeiraghManx
  • עלווית חורף איבריתHebrew
  • iberski zviždakCroatian
  • ibériai füzikeHungarian
  • GrenisöngavriIcelandic
  • Luì ibericoItalian
  • Luì piccolo ibericoItalian
  • イベリアチフチャフJapanese
  • イベリアチャフチャフJapanese
  • iberinė pečialindaLithuanian
  • Ibērijas čuņčiņšLatvian
  • Iberische TjiftjafDutch
  • iberiagransangerNorwegian
  • świstunka iberyjskaPolish
  • felosa-ibéricaPortuguese
  • Felosinha-ibéricaPortuguese
  • Иберийская пеночкаRussian
  • Иберийская теньковкаRussian
  • IberjjálastavizarNorthern Sami
  • kolibiarik iberskýSlovak
  • iberska listnicaSlovenian
  • Iberijski zviždakSerbian
  • iberisk gransångareSwedish
  • İberya ÇıvgınıTurkish
  • вівчарик іберійськийUkrainian
  • 伊比利亚柳莺Chinese
  • 伊比利亞嘰喳柳鶯Chinese
  • 伊比利亞柳鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the iberian chiffchaff

Other species in the same genus Phylloscopus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the iberian chiffchaff?

An adult iberian chiffchaff weighs 7.1 g – 8.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the iberian chiffchaff endangered?

The iberian chiffchaff is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the iberian chiffchaff live?

The iberian chiffchaff has a recorded lifespan of 7.8 years.

What kind of animal is the iberian chiffchaff?

The iberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus) belongs to the family Phylloscopidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Iberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/iberian-chiffchaff

MLA

“Iberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/iberian-chiffchaff.

BibTeX
@misc{iberian_chiffchaff_2026,
  title = {Iberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/iberian-chiffchaff},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}