Small bird (approx 12 cm or 4.5 in) that at first will be hard to identify. Dorsal plumage of greenish tones. Whitish belly and underparts. Lighter plumage in general than other chiffchaffs. Very yellowish rump.
Woodland environment
oaks. It occupies areas of dense vegetation, including thickets. Preference for Portuguese oak woods.
Summer bird in the province, present only during the breeding period and in migratory passage, which allows to differentiate it from the Common Chiffchaff, which is wintering. The Western Bonelli's Warbler spends the winter south of the Sahara. It breeds from May. Nest on the ground. Two annual layings of 4 to 7 eggs. Insectivorous food.
In Malaga it usually appears in mountainous areas of medium and high altitude, always linked to forest stands. In the Great Path it can be watched in stages 11, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31 and 34.
The species was described in the 19th century by the Italian zoologist Franco Andrea Bonelli, professor at the University of Turin. Bonelli was also responsible for describing the Bonelli's Eagle, named for that reason after him.
- Arroyo de la Ventilla
- Camino de la Fuenfría
- El Torcal
- Fuente del Acebuche
- Great Malaga Path (GR 249). Stage 10. Riogordo - Alfarnate
- Great Malaga Path (GR 249). Stage 11. Alfarnate - Villanueva del Rosario
- Great Malaga Path (GR 249). Stage 25. Estación de Benaoján - Jimera de Líbar
- Great Malaga Path (GR 249). Stage 27. Benalauría - Genalguacil
- Great Malaga Path (GR 249). Stage 28. Genalguacil - Casares
- Great Malaga Path (GR 249). Stage 31. Marbella - Ojén
- Great Malaga Path (GR 249). Stage 34. Benalmádena - Alhaurín de la Torre
- Montes de Malaga Natural Park
- Sierra de Mollina y Laguna de la Ratosa
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