Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
French: Pouillot fitis German: Fitis Spanish: Mosquitero Musical
Taxonomy:
Motacilla Trochilus Linnaeus, 1758, Europe = England.
Has hybridized with P. collybita, possibly also with P. trochiloides. Geographical variation to some extent clinal; race acredula in W of range most similar to nominate, becoming greyer and then browner towards E. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- trochilus (Linnaeus, 1758) - breeds Ireland, Britain and S Sweden S to N Spain and C & NW France, E to S Poland and Romania (Carpathian Alps); non-breeding W Africa.
- acredula (Linnaeus, 1758) - breeds Scandinavia (except S Sweden) and C & E Europe E to C Siberia (E to R Yenisey, S to W Sayan Range); non-breeding Africa S of Sudan.
- yakutensis Ticehurst, 1935 - breeds C & E Siberia (R Yenisey E to R Anadyr, S to N Sayan Range); non-breeding E & S Africa.
- Least Concern
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A bird looking for food in a ship Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands (trochilus)
Peter van Dam 9 November 2007 1 year ago 32 sec 4.4 -
A male singing Forêt de Sénart, France (trochilus)
Julien Rochefort 11 April 2007 2 years ago 45 sec 4.3 -
A bird in several bushes Gressholmen Island, Oslo Fjord, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (trochilus)
Eric Roualet 9 August 2005 3 years ago 14 sec 3.8 -
A bird in the bush. Kendirli-Kayasan plateau, Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan
Christophe Gouraud 2 May 2009 20 weeks ago 32 sec 3.7 -
A bird foraging in a tree Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Bruce Lepper 26 September 2008 1 year ago 30 sec 3.5 -
A bird foraging on vegetation Al Ruwais, Qatar (yakutensis)
Josep del Hoyo 15 May 2008 1 year ago 34 sec 3.3
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first winter Ouessant (Ushant) island, Finistère, Bretagne, France
AurélienAudevard 24 September 2009 6 weeks ago 4.3 -
first winter Ouessant (Ushant) island, Finistère, Bretagne, France
AurélienAudevard 25 September 2009 6 weeks ago 4.3 -
first winter Ouessant (Ushant) island, Finistère, Bretagne, France
AurélienAudevard 24 September 2009 6 weeks ago 4.3 -
An adult foraging in bushes. Kendirli-Kayasan plateau, Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan (acredula)
Christophe Gouraud 2 May 2009 18 weeks ago 3 -
An adult foraging in bushes. Kendirli-Kayasan plateau, Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan (acredula)
Christophe Gouraud 2 May 2009 18 weeks ago 3 -
A bird perched. Snettisham RSPB Nature Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK
Tony Hedges 13 May 2007 1 year ago 2.8
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Calls of an adult. Aviemore, Duthil and Rothiemurchus, Scotland, UK
(trochilus)
Stuart Fisher 12 August 2006 45 weeks ago 4 -
A singing male Surrey, England, UK
(trochilus)
Stuart Fisher 23 April 2002 45 weeks ago 4
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