#0926 · 🐦 birds
Greenish Warbler
🇳🇱 Grauwe Fitis ·Phylloscopus trochiloides
📍 Екатеринбург, Свердловская обл., Россия, 620144
📍 Madakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
📍 Выборгский р-н, Ленинградская обл., Россия
📍 Новгородская обл., Россия, 174370
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Александр · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 2. © Александр · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 3. © Александр · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 4. © Елена · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. © Joby Joseph · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 6. © lappuggla · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Екатеринбург, Свердловская обл., Россия, 620144:© Маргарита Левинских · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Madakkal, Tamil Nadu, India:© Ritu · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Выборгский р-н, Ленинградская обл., Россия:© Katty_li · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. Новгородская обл., Россия, 174370:© Татьяна Косых · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The greenish warbler ( Phylloscopus trochiloides ) is a widespread leaf warbler with a breeding range in northeastern Europe, and temperate to subtropical continental Asia. This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in India. It is not uncommon as a spring or early autumn vagrant in Western Europe and is annually seen in Great Britain. In Central Europe large numbers of vagrant birds are encountered in some years; some of these may stay to breed, as a handful...
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 4 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 4,995 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1837 (189 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Greenish Warbler
- Nederlands
- Grauwe Fitis
- scientific name
- Phylloscopus trochiloides
- class
- Aves
- order
- Passeriformes
- family
- Phylloscopidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 4
- sightings in Europe
- 1,409
- sightings worldwide
- 4,995
- GBIF records in NL
- 2,472
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1837 by Carl Jakob Sundevall
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Phylloscopidae
#0591 📷 9Common Chiffchaff
🇳🇱 Tjiftjaf
Phylloscopus collybita
LC 👀 1.1k in NL
#0628 📷 8Willow Warbler
🇳🇱 Fitis
Phylloscopus trochilus
LC 👀 441 in NL
#0762 📷 8Wood Warbler
🇳🇱 Fluiter
Phylloscopus sibilatrix
LC 👀 42 in NL
#0779 📷 10Yellow-browed Warbler
🇳🇱 Bladkoning
Phylloscopus inornatus
LC 👀 35 in NL
#0799 📷 10Hume's Leaf Warbler
🇳🇱 Humes Bladkoning
Phylloscopus humei
LC 👀 25 in NL
#0825 📷 7Pallas's Leaf Warbler
🇳🇱 Pallas' Boszanger
Phylloscopus proregulus
LC 👀 16 in NL
#0880 📷 7Iberian Chiffchaff
🇳🇱 Iberische Tjiftjaf
Phylloscopus ibericus
LC 👀 8 in NL
#0885 📷 8Dusky Warbler
🇳🇱 Bruine Boszanger
Phylloscopus fuscatus
LC 👀 7 in NL
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 117054, Wikidata Q460229, GBIF 2493084, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.