Common chiffchaff of grasses, bracken, nettles or similar plants. Its breeding habitat is quite specific, and even near relatives do not share it; for example, the willow warbler ("P. trochilus") prefers younger trees, while the wood warbler ("P. sibilatrix") prefers less undergrowth. In winter, the common chiffchaff uses a wider range of habitats including scrub, and is not so dependent on trees. It is often found near water, unlike the willow warbler which tolerates drier habitats. There is an increasing tendency to winter in western Europe well north of the traditional areas, especially in coastal southern England and the mild urban microclimate
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia with one or more photographs as well as a distribution map. The taxonomy and nomenclature in the first edition followed "The Birds of Indonesia: a Checklist" by Peter Andrew from 1992; this was the most used checklist at the time, using the so-called ‘crows-last’ sequence. The book was a companion to "A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia" which was published the previous year, in 2000. However, this volume used a different checklist as a reference with a ‘buntings last’ sequence. "A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia" was reprinted several times during the following years, but