chiffchaff

chiffchaff (CHIF-chaf, CHIF-chahf) - n., a small greenish-gray leaf warbler of Europe and north Africa (Phylloscopus collybita).


Also, a handful of closely related species of Spain and northern Africa. The name comes from its song, a repetitive higher-lower tchif-tchaf call, and several other languages have similar names, including Dutch tjiftjaf, the German Zilpzalp, and Welsh siff-saff. This birb, resting on a ferry during migration, has recently molted and has brighter colors than during summer:


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---L.