Editing Common chiffchaff (section)

{{short description|Small migratory passerine bird found in Europe, Asia and north Africa }}
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{{speciesbox
| name = Common chiffchaff
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International. |year=2019 |title=''Phylloscopus collybita'' |page=e.T103843725A155613186 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T103843725A155613186.en |access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref>
| image = Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita.jpg
| image_upright = 1.1
| image_caption = 
[[File:Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) (W1CDR0001497 BD9).ogg|thumb|center|Typical song, recorded in the United Kingdom in 1977]]
| genus = Phylloscopus
| species = collybita
| authority = ([[Louis Pierre Vieillot|Vieillot]], 1817)
| range_map = Phylloscopus collybita.png
| range_map_upright = 1.1
| range_map_caption = <div style="text-align: left;">{{olist
    |Breeding; summer only
    |Breeding; small numbers also wintering
    |Breeding; also common in winter
    |Non-breeding winter visitor
    |Localised non-breeding winter visitor in suitable habitat only (oases, irrigated crops)
    }}</div>
}}

The '''common chiffchaff''' ('''''Phylloscopus collybita'''''), or simply the '''chiffchaff''', is a common and widespread [[leaf warbler]] which breeds in open woodlands throughout northern and temperate Europe and the [[Palearctic]].

It is a [[bird migration|migratory]] [[passerine]] which winters in southern and western Europe, southern [[Asia]] and north [[Africa]]. Greenish-brown above and off-white below, it is named [[onomatopoeia|onomatopoeically]] for its simple ''chiff-chaff'' song. It has a number of [[subspecies]], some of which are now treated as full species. The female builds a domed nest on or near the ground, and assumes most of the responsibility for brooding and feeding the chicks, whilst the male has little involvement in nesting, but defends [[territory (animal)|his territory]] against rivals, and attacks potential predators.

A small [[insectivore|insectivorous bird]], it is subject to predation by mammals, such as cats and [[mustelidae|mustelids]], and birds, particularly hawks of the genus ''[[Accipiter]]''. Its large range and population mean that its status is secure, although one subspecies is probably extinct.