Common chiffchaff the male has little involvement in nesting, but defends his territory against rivals, and attacks potential predators. A small insectivorous bird, it is subject to predation by mammals, such as cats and mustelids, and birds, particularly hawks of the genus "Accipiter". Its large range and population mean that its status is secure, although one subspecies is probably extinct. The British naturalist Gilbert White was one of the first people to separate the similar-looking common chiffchaff, willow warbler and wood warbler by their songs, as detailed in 1789 in "The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne", but the common chiffchaff was
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia Berkeley Books Pte Ltd. The second edition involved a total revamp of the material; a new checklist was used on the basis of "The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World 6th Edition" from 2007. This list has 1,605 bird species for Indonesia, while the 1992 list had 1,534. It also uses the ‘buntings last’ sequence which means that the Indonesian book now uses the same sequence as the companion volume "A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia". However, while "Southeast Asia" came out in 2012 with just a new cover and imprint, "Indonesia" came out that year