Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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In quizzes, players most often confuse Common Chiffchaff with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus | 172 |
| Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus | 46 |
| Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti | 31 |
| Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix | 20 |
| Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus | 15 |
Family
Leaf warblers are small insectivorous passerine birds belonging to the genus Phylloscopus. Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 2006. The family originally included the genus Seicercus, but all species have been moved to Phylloscopus in the most recent classification.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …