Canary Islands chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis) Description Phylloscopus canariensis
English: A Canary Islands Chiffchaff in Dragonal, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
Date 28 November 2010, 12:26
Source Mosquitero canario- (Phylloscopus canariensis) http://www.flickr.com/photos/juan_e/5222050662/
Author Juan Emilio from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España http://www.flickr.com/photos/22009023@N03
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phylloscopus_canariensis_-Drago,_Gran_Canaria,_Canary_Islands,_Spain-8_(1).jpg
The Canary Islands chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis) is a species of leaf warbler endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain. Sometimes the English name is spelled Canary Island chiffchaff. Previously the Canary Island chiffchaff was considered as a subspecies of the common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita). Now it is recognised as a separate species under the name Phylloscopus canariensis. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Phylloscopidae.
Subspecies:
Phylloscopus canariensis canariensis Hartwig, 1886: western Canary Islands chiffchaff
Phylloscopus canariensis exsul Hartert, 1907: eastern Canary Islands chiffchaff (extinct, 1986?)
