---
title: "Canarische tjiftjaf"
description: "Phylloscopus canariensis — Vogels. The Canary Islands chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis) is a species of leaf warbler endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/canary-islands-chiffchaff
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Canarische tjiftjaf

> Phylloscopus canariensis — Vogels. The Canary Islands chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis) is a species of leaf warbler endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain.

- Scientific name: *Phylloscopus canariensis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1685
- Wikidata: [Q608804](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q608804)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117011](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117011)

## Names

- en: Canary Islands Chiffchaff
- de: Kanarenzilpzalp
- es: Mosquitero Canario
- fr: Pouillot des Canaries
- nl: Canarische tjiftjaf
- pt: Felosinha-das-canárias
- pl: Świstunka kanaryjska

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1480)

## Summary

The Canary Islands chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis) is a species of leaf warbler endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain. Sometimes the English name is spelled Canary Island chiffchaff.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands_chiffchaff

## Photo

![Canarische tjiftjaf](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/canary-islands-chiffchaff/medium.jpg)

Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261499016

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/canary-islands-chiffchaff?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).