Mountain Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) | Details

Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,640,000 km²
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	1,490,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	460000-1829999 mature individuals	poor	estimated	2012
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.6 years	-	-	-

Population justification: In Europe, the breeding population is estimated to number 82,000-320,000 pairs, which equates to 164,000-640,000 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015). Europe forms c.35% of the global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is 468,000-1,829,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is needed.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats. The European population trend is unknown (BirdLife International 2015).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Afghanistan	extant	native		yes
Armenia	extant	native		yes
Azerbaijan	extant	native	yes
China (mainland)	extant	native
Georgia	extant	native		yes
India	extant	native
Iran, Islamic Republic of	extant	native	yes
Iraq	extant	native			yes
Kuwait	extant	native			yes	yes
Kyrgyzstan	extant	native				yes
Pakistan	extant	native
Russia	extant	native		yes
Russia (European)	extant	native		yes
Tajikistan	extant	native		yes
Türkiye	extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Arasbaran Protected Area
Russia (European)	Teberdinski Nature Reserve

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	breeding
Forest	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Subarctic	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	suitable	breeding
Shrubland	Temperate	suitable	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	suitable	breeding
Altitude	1000 - 1200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(max) 4400 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/mountain-chiffchaff-phylloscopus-sindianus on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.