Description:

A medium-sized, rather plain leaf-warbler with relatively compact primary projection. Whitish or buffish supercilium and greyish to brownish upperparts with olive-green cast to rump, wings and tail. Underparts whitish, with buffish or greyish on sides of breast and flanks. Blackish bill and legs and less prominent supercilium.

Distribution:

Common passage migrant and winter visitor to the south western half of Gilgit-Baltistan, rare in Baltistan. On passage found in bushes, reedbeds, willow thickets, groves, cultivation and gardens, prefers habitats with at least some tall trees.

Behavior:

Forages alone or, in winter and on passage, in parties of up to 50 individuals; joins mixed-species flocks. Forages at all levels, from the ground up to tree canopy. Feeds mostly on insects, their eggs and larvae; also other arthropods and small molluscs; seeds and berries sometimes taken, particularly in autumn.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Common Chiffchaff in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Common Chiffchaff

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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