Mountain chiffchaff Mountain chiffchaff The mountain chiffchaff or eastern chiffchaff ("Phylloscopus sindianus") is a species of leaf warbler found in the Caucasus ("P. s. lorenzii") and Himalayas ("P. s. sindianus"), and 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
The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds is one of the main national bird field guides used by Australian birders. The guide was first published in 1986 in Sydney by Rigby Publishers and authored by Peter Slater and other members of his family. It is 215 mm high by 113 mm wide and weighs 440 g. The imprint page asserts copyright of the paintings for Peter Slater, of the text for Pat Slater, and of the maps for Raoul Slater. In 1970-74 Slater had produced a two-volume guide to Australian birds which was