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Siberian Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus tristis Blyth, E 1843

Siberian chiffchaff is a leaf-warbler which is usually considered a subspecies of the common chiffchaff, but may be a species in its own right. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Phylloscopidae
Genus:
   Phylloscopus
Scientific:
  Phylloscopus tristis


Original description

Citation:
  Blyth, E 1843

Reference:
   J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 12, pt.2, no.143 p.966-967

Protonym:
  Ph[ylloscopus] tristis

Type locality:
  Calcutta.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123810#page/482/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B717391348EC9647

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B7173913

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B7173913


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 925123

English:
Siberian Chiffchaff
German:
Taigazilpzalp
Esperanto:
Siberia ĉifĉafo
Spanish:
Mosquitero siberiano
Estonian:
siberi väike-lehelind
French:
Pouillot de Sibérie
Croatian:
Sibirski zviždak
Japanese (romaji):
shiberiachifuchafu
Nepali:
चिप्चिपे फिस्टो
Dutch:
Siberische Tjiftjaf
Portuguese:
Felosinha-siberiana
Romanian:
Pitulice siberiană
Ukrainian:
Вівчарик-ковалик сибірський


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis)
Clements, version 2021:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Common Chiffchaff (Siberian) ( Phylloscopus collybita tristis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Phylloscopus collybitus tristis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Siberian Chiffchaff ( Phylloscopus tristis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phylloscopus collybita tristis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Phylloscopus [collybita or tristis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Arabic: نقشارة شائعة ( سيبيرية)
Asturian: Pioyina europea (triba tristis)
Azerbaijani: Kölgəlik yarpaqgüdəni (tristis yarımnövü), Sibir kölgəlik yarpaqgüdəni
Belarusian: Сібірская пячураўка
Bulgarian: Сибирски елов певец
Catalan: Mosquiter comú (tristis), Mosquiter comú siberià
Czech: budníček menší (ssp. tristis), Budníček menší středosibiřský, Budnícek menší východoevropský
Welsh: Siff-siaff Siberia
Danish: Gransanger, Sibirisk (ssp.tristis), Sibirisk Gransanger
German: Sibirien-Zilpzalp, Sibirischer Zilpzalp, Taigazilpzalp, Zilpzalp (Taigazilpzalp), Zilpzalp (tristis), Zilpzalp-tristis
Greek: Δεντροφυλλοσκόπος (tristis), Δεντροφυλλοσκόπος της Σιβηρίας
English: Brown Chiffchaff, Common Chiffchaff (Siberian), Siberian Chiffchaff, Siberian chiff-chaff
[ENAV]: Common Chiffchaff (Siberian)
English, HBW: Siberian Chiffchaff
[ENHK]: Common Chiffchaff (tristis)
English (IOC): Common Chiffchaff (Siberian)
English (United States): Common Chiffchaff (Siberian)
Esperanto: Siberia ĉifĉafo
Spanish: Mosquitero Común (tristis), Mosquitero siberiano
Spanish (Spain): Mosquitero Común (tristis)
Spanish (HBW): Common Chiffchaff (Siberian)
Estonian: siberi väike-lehelind
Basque: Txio arrunta (tristis)
Persian: سسک چیف ‌چاف معمولی (tristis)
Finnish: idäntiltaltti, Siperiantiltaltti
Faroese: Grannljómari, Grannljómari (tristis)
French: Pouillot de Sibérie, Pouillot véloce (Sibérie), Pouillot véloce (tristis), Pouillot véloce sibérien
French (Guyane): Pouillot véloce (tristis)
Frisian: Sibearyske tsjiftsjaf
Irish: Tiuf-teaf Sibéarach
Galician: Picafollas europeo (tristis), Picafollas siberiano
Manx: Beealerey Shibbeyragh
Hebrew: חורף סיבירית, עלווית חורף (סיבירית), עלווית סיבירית
Croatian: Sibirski zviždak
Hungarian: Keleti csilpcsalpfüzike, Szibériai csilpcsalpfüzike
Armenian: Ծնկլտան գեղգեղիկ, Ծնկլտան գեղգեղիկ (Սիբիրյան)
Icelandic: Gransöngvari (tristis)
Italian: Luì piccolo (tristis), Luì piccolo siberiano, Luì siberiano
Japanese (romaji): chifuchafu (tristis), shiberiachifuchafu
Japanese: シベリアチフチャフ, チフチャフ (tristis), チフチャフ(tristis)
Georgian: ციმბირული ჭივჭავი (ციმბირული ყარანა)
Kazakh: Қарааяқ сарықас (Сібір)
Korean: 검은다리솔새 (tristis)
Kirghiz: Кара аяк мыймыты (Сибириялык)
Scientific: Abrornis tristis, Ficedula (Phyllopneuste) fulvescens, Ficedula fulvescens, Phyllopneuste tristis, Phyllopseuste tristis, Phylloscopus brehmi tristis, Phylloscopus collybita fulvescens, Phylloscopus collybita tristis, Phylloscopus collybitus menzbieri, Phylloscopus collybitus tristis, Phylloscopus tristis, Phylloscopus tristis fulvescens, Phylloscopus tristis tristis, Regulus tristis
Lithuanian: Pilkoji pečialinda (tristis), Sibirinė pečialinda
Latvian: Sibīrijas čuņčiņš
Maltese: Vjolin Ċar
Nepali: चिप्चिपे फिस्टो, चिप्चिपे फिस्टो (Siberian)
Dutch: Siberische Tjiftjaf, Tjiftjaf (tristis)
Norwegian: Gransanger (tristis), gransanger (tristis) (sibirgransanger), Gransanger, underarten tristis, Taigagransanger
Polish: pierwiosnek syberyjski, pierwiosnek syberyjski (P.c. tristis)
Portuguese: Felosinha-siberiana
Portuguese (Portugal): felosa-comum (tristis), Felosinha-triste
Rhaeto-Romance: Fegliarel da la Sibiria
Romanian: Pitulice mică (siberiană), Pitulice siberiană
Russian: Пеночка-теньковка (tristis), Сибирская пеночка, Сибирская теньковка
Northern Sami: Sibirjjáskilkeskálka
Slovak: Kolibiárik čipčavý sibírsky, kolibiarik ruský, kolibiarik ruský (skup.)
Slovenian: Sibirski vrbji kovaček, Vrbji kovaček (Sibirski), Vrbji kovaček (tristis)
Albanian: Fishkëllyesi i vogël (tristis)
Serbian: Obični zviždak (tristis), Sibirski zviždak
Swedish: gransångare (sibirisk gransångare), gransångare (tristis), Taigagransångare, Tajgagransångare
Thai: นกกระจิ๊ดชิฟแชฟ (tristis), นกกระจิ๊ดชิฟแชฟ (เอเชีย)
Turkish: Çıvgın (tristis), Sibirya çıvgını
Ukrainian: Вівчарик-ковалик (підвид tristis), Вівчарик-ковалик сибірський
Chinese: 叽喳柳莺(西伯利亚)
[ZHHK]: 嘰喳柳鶯 (tristis)
Chinese (Traditional): 叽喳柳莺(西伯利亚), 嘰喳柳鶯(tristis)

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