Mountain Chiffchaff
The mountain chiffchaff or eastern chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) is a species of leaf warbler found in the Caucasus (P. s. lorenzii) and Tian Shan (P. s. sindianus). It is an altitudinal migrant, moving to lower levels in winter. The nominate subspecies is similar to the Siberian chiffchaff, but with a finer darker bill, browner upperparts and buff flanks; its song is almost identical to the common chiffchaff, but the call is a weak psew. P. s. lorenzii is warmer and darker brown than the nominate race; it is sympatric with common chiffchaff in a small area in the Western Caucasus, but interbreeding occurs rarely, if ever. The mountain chiffchaff differs from tristis in vocalisations, external morphology and mtDNA sequences. Its two subspecies appear to be distinct vocally, and also show some difference in mtDNA sequences.
Racha-Lechkhum-Kvemo Svaneti Planned National Park
Zeskho, Georgia
+91 birds+11 mammals
Where granite gorges cut through the southern Caucasus, pristine alpine meadows cascade downward into temperate beech forests of extraordinary primeval […]
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Shavtskala, Georgia
+55 birds+8 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Caucasian sky at over 4,600 meters, ancient river valleys carve their way through one of […]
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Medani, Georgia
+60 birds+16 mammals
Where the Caucasus descends toward the Black Sea, temperate rainforests cloak steep valleys in an emerald tapestry rarely seen in […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKZemo Svaneti Planned National Park
Hamashi-Totoleshi, Georgia
+107 birds+8 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the clouds above the Caucasus, sweeping alpine meadows give way to pristine beech and spruce forests […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKJavakheti National Park
Bozali, Georgia
+148 birds+6 mammals
Dawn breaks over a high-altitude plateau where volcanic peaks pierce the Caucasian sky, their slopes cloaked in alpine meadows that […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHemis National Park
Raigahar Dhar, India
+128 birds+20 mammals
Where granite gorges cleave through the Himalayas at dizzying altitudes, a vast wilderness of alpine desert unfolds across the rain […]
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