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Location: Ispir, Turkey
P. s. lorenzii

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Location: Leh, Ladakh, India
P. s. sindianus

Phylloscopus sindianus

Includes: Caucasian Chiffchaff

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

The Caucasus Mountains and Himalayas.

[edit] Taxonomy

Two subspecis recognised:

• P. s. sindianus from W China to N Pakistan and N India
• P. s. lorenzii in E Turkey, the Caucasus and NE Iran

Has been considered conspecific with Common Chiffchaff, but differs in vocalizations (Martens & Hänel 1981, Martens 1982), external morphology (Cramp 1992), and mtDNA sequences (Helbig et al. 1996).
The subspecies appear to be distinct vocally (Martens 1982), and also show some difference in mtDNA sequences (Helbig et al. 1996); they are maintained at subspecies rank pending further research (Sangster et al. 2001). As a full species, lorenzii would be called Caucasian Chiffchaff.

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