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Mountain chiffchaff

Phylloscopus sindianus W. E. Brooks, 1880

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) is a species in the family Phylloscopidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7 g to 7.51 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)
Photo: Gustav Mützel · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mountain chiffchaff

Weight
7 g – 7.51 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
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 mountain chiffchaff live?

Not recorded

What is the mountain chiffchaff?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The mountain chiffchaff or eastern chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) is a species of leaf warbler found in the Caucasus (P. s. lorenzii) and Tian Shan (P. s. sindianus). It is an altitudinal migrant, moving to lower levels in winter. The nominate subspecies is similar to the Siberian chiffchaff, but with a finer darker bill, browner upperparts and buff flanks; its song is almost identical to the common chiffchaff, but the call is a weak psew. P. s. lorenzii is warmer and darker brown than the nominate race; it is sympatric with common chiffchaff in a small area in the Western Caucasus, but interbreeding occurs rarely, if ever. The mountain chiffchaff differs from tristis in vocalisations, external morphology and mtDNA sequences. Its two subspecies appear to be distinct vocally, and also show some difference in mtDNA sequences.

From the Wikipedia article “Mountain chiffchaff” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mountain_chiffchaff&oldid=1314998323), 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 mountain chiffchaff endangered?

The mountain 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 mountain chiffchaff classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPhylloscopidae
  6. genusPhylloscopus
  7. SpeciesPhylloscopus sindianus W. E. Brooks, 1880

Synonyms Phylloscopus collybita subsindianus, Phylloscopus lorenzii lorenzii

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • MOCHEnglish
  • نقشارة جبليةArabic
  • نقشارة الجبالArabic
  • Кавказки певецBulgarian
  • mosquiter muntanyencCatalan
  • Покшал Ази амашкекMari
  • budníček černonohýCzech
  • siff-siaff y mynyddWelsh
  • BjerggransangerDanish
  • BergzilpzalpGerman
  • OrientlaubsängerGerman
  • Δεντροφυλλοσκόπος των ΙμαλαΐωνGreek
  • monta filoskopoEsperanto
  • Mosquitero montanoSpanish
  • mägi-väikelehelind e. mägi-silksolkEstonian
  • Mägi-väikelehelindEstonian
  • سسک چیف چاف هیمالیاییPersian
  • vuoritiltalttiFinnish
  • idänvuoritiltalttiFinnish
  • Pouillot montagnardFrench
  • Tiuf-teaf sléibheIrish
  • עלווית חומהHebrew
  • hegyi füzikeHungarian
  • örmény füzikeHungarian
  • Գեղգեղիկ կովկասյանArmenian
  • BjargsöngvariIcelandic
  • Luì orientaleItalian
  • Luì piccolo orientaleItalian
  • ミヤマチフチャフJapanese
  • Тау сарықасыKazakh
  • kalninė pečialindaLithuanian
  • kalnu čuņčiņšLatvian
  • BergtjiftjafDutch
  • fjellgransangerNorwegian
  • świstunka szarawaPolish
  • felosa-montesaPortuguese
  • Felosa-da-montanhaPortuguese
  • felosa-das-montanhasPortuguese
  • Горная теньковкаRussian
  • VárreskilkeskálkaNorthern Sami
  • kolibiarik vrchovskýSlovak
  • Planinski zviždakSerbian
  • berggransångareSwedish
  • Kafkas ÇıvgınıTurkish
  • вівчарик світлокрилийUkrainian
  • 东方叽咋柳莺Chinese
  • 东方叽喳柳莺Chinese
  • 中亚叽喳柳莺Chinese
  • 東方嘰喳柳鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the mountain 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 mountain chiffchaff?

An adult mountain chiffchaff weighs 7 g – 7.51 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mountain chiffchaff endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the mountain chiffchaff?

The mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) belongs to the family Phylloscopidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{mountain_chiffchaff_2026,
  title = {Mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mountain-chiffchaff},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}