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Photo by hopires
Tagus Estuary, Portugal, September 2005

Phylloscopus ibericus

Identification

• A thread discussing the ID of Iberian Chiffchaff [[1]]

Distribution

Found mainly in Spain and Portugal. A small population in adjacent south-western France.

A small population occurs in the north of Morocco especially in the eastern Rif montains areas. Unfortunatly no scientific studies have been carried out to evaluate the status of the Moroccan population.

Taxonomy

Two subspecies recognized:

• P. i. biscayensis in northern Portugal, northern Spain and France
• P. i. ibericus in central and southern Portugal and south-western Spain
  

Has been considered conspecific with Common Chiffchaff in the past.

Habitat

Behaviour

Vocalisation

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

• List of references

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