Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Canary Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis) - HBW 11, p. 651
French: Pouillot des Canaries
German: Kanarenzilpzalp
Spanish: Mosquitero Canario
Taxonomy: Phyllopneuste rufa canariensis Hartwig, 1886, Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Forms a superspecies with, and until recently treated as conspecific with, P. collybita and P. ibericus; elevated to rank of full species on basis of bioacoustics, morphology and molecular biology. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- canariensis (Hartwig, 1886) - W Canary Is (La Palma, Hierro, Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria).
- exsul E. J. O. Hartert, 1907 - Lanzarote, in NE Canary Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on a flower. Locality Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Jeremiusz Trzaska 24 March 2010 3 years ago 31 sec 4.8 -
A bird feeding on a flower. Locality Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Jeremiusz Trzaska 24 March 2010 3 years ago 18 sec 4.5 -
A bird feeding on a flower. Locality Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Jeremiusz Trzaska 24 March 2010 3 years ago 17 sec 4.4 -
A adult bird with a young. Locality La Palma, Canary Islands
Yoel Jimenez 25 April 1999 3 years ago 17 sec 2.3 -
A bird moving in the bushes Locality La Gomera, Canary Islands (ssp canariensis)
Eric Roualet 22 December 2005 7 years ago 6 sec 2.1 -
A bird moving amongst vegetation and calling. Locality Punta del Hidalgo, Tenerife, Canary Islands (ssp canariensis)
Carlos Fabregat 29 September 2007 3 years ago 45 sec 2
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feeding on an exotic flower
Locality Tenerife, Canary Islands (ssp canariensis)
Georges Olioso 3 April 2009 4 years ago 4.4 -
Bird feeding on Indian Fig Opuntia (Opuntia ficus-indica)
Locality Tenerife, Canary Islands (ssp canariensis)
Thorsten Stegmann 25 November 2009 3 years ago 4.3 -
Bird visting an small water pool at a picnic area
Locality Tenerife, Canary Islands (ssp canariensis)
Thorsten Stegmann 23 November 2009 3 years ago 4.3 -
Bird resting on a branch
Locality Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Holger Meinig 19 November 2012 24 weeks ago 4.2 -
Canary chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis) feeding on the flowers of an Aloe.
Locality Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Stein Arne Jensen 23 April 2011 2 years ago 4 -
Male (the bird was singing) feeding on exotic flower
Locality Tenerife, Canary Islands (Monotypic species)
Georges Olioso 3 April 2009 4 years ago 4
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A bird calling Locality Punta del Hidalgo, Tenerife, Canary Islands
(ssp canariensis)
Carlos Fabregat 29 September 2007 3 years ago 3.5
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