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#0926 · 🐦 birds

Greenish Warbler

🇳🇱 Grauwe Fitis ·Phylloscopus trochiloides

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands
Greenish Warbler, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Александр · CC BY-NC-SA 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

  • NL sightings 4iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 4,995iNaturalist observations
  • threat LCleast concern

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

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.

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