Common Chiffchaff

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q185784
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Summary

Common Chiffchaff is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,624 views/month, #800 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Phylloscopus[5]
  • Taxon name: Phylloscopus collybita[6]
  • Commons category: Phylloscopus collybita[7]
  • Commons gallery: Phylloscopus collybita[8]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[9]
  • Short name: P. collybita[10]
  • Taxon common name: Common Chiffchaff[11], Zilpzalp[12], Pouillot véloce[13], Mosquitero común[14], Luì piccolo[15], Tjiftjaf[16], Gransanger[17], Gransöngvari[18], Пеночка-теньковка[19], チフチャフ[20], gransångare[21], tiltaltti[22], pierwiosnek[23], väike-lehelind e. silksolk[24]
  • Wingspan: 18 cm[25]

Body

Identifiers

Common Chiffchaff's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 117016[26]. Common Chiffchaff's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48150[27]. Common Chiffchaff's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2493091[28]. Common Chiffchaff's ITIS TSN is recorded as 562129[29].

Why It Matters

Common Chiffchaff has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . app.bto.org. app.bto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · LetmeEditit · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Image → Chiff Chaff (13324838524).jpg, Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita.jpg
    Taxon range → Africa
    Instance of → taxon
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Common Chiffchaff 2025 04 04 01.jpg"
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