Phylloscopus ibericus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The Iberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus) is a species of passerine belonging to the family Phylloscopidae, the leaf warblers. This species is found as a breeding bird in southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa. It winters in western Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
However, when the holotype of P. c. brehmi was re-examined it was found to actually be an example of common chiffchaff which rendered Homeyer's name invalid. As of 2016, it is recognised as a separate species under the name Phylloscopus ibericus
The genus name Phylloscopus is from Ancient Greek phullon, "leaf", and skopos, "seeker" (from skopeo, "to watch"). The specific ibericus is Latin for "Iberian". The name "chiffchaff" is onomatopoeic, referring to the repetitive chiff-chaff song... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | Lisbon | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 3 | Marrakesh | 🇲🇦 Morocco | |
| 4 | Porto | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 5 | Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Iberian Chiffchaff sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th most-seen of the 153 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Iberian Chiffchaff in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Iberian Chiffchaff sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Iberian Chiffchaff sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Doñana National Park (Spain, under 5%).
Same genus: Phylloscopus
The closest relatives of the Iberian Chiffchaff that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Common Chiffchaff (about 30%), Western Bonelli's Warbler (about 10%) and Willow Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Iberian Chiffchaff is recorded against all the birds logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (32 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
