Phylloscopus canariensis
In 3 days >90%
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.
There are two recognised subspecies but the Lanzarote subspecies is probably extinct; they are: Western Canary Islands chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis canariensis): western Canary Islands: El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria
†Eastern Canary Islands chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis exsul): eastern Canary Islands: Lanzarote and possibly Fuerteventura. The Canary Islands chiffchaff is similar to the common chiffchaff and the Iberian chiffchaff but compared to the common chiffchaff it has a longer bill, shorter wings and a longer tail. Its underparts have a brownish-buff tone, especially on the flanks and breast, and the upperparts are darker brown than the common chiffchaff.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Very likely
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Canary Islands Chiffchaff sighting in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, based on 867 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 70 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August–September and December–June
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Canary Islands Chiffchaff in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, against about 80% in July and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Canary Islands Chiffchaff sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife), in our data
Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Canary Islands Chiffchaff sightings: about 90% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Canary Islands Chiffchaff is recorded against all the birds logged in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) (867 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.
