Old World warbler

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iOld World warblers

Pallas's Warbler

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sylviidae Vigors, 1825

Genus

Many: see text

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The Old World Warblers, family Sylviidae, are a group of more than 280 small insectivorous passerine bird species. The largely southern warbler family Cisticolidae is traditionally often included in the Sylviidae. The Kinglets, genus Regulus, family Regulidae, are also frequently placed in this family. The American Ornithologists' Union includes the gnatcatchers, family Polioptilidae, in the Sylviidae.

The American Wood warblers, Parulidae, and the Australian warblers, Acanthizidae, are unrelated to the Sylviidae.

The Sylviidae mainly occur as breeding species, as the name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent Africa. However, most birds of temperate regions are strongly migratory, and winter in the latter continent or tropical Asia.

Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.

In the following list, for those groups which do not yet have articles, the species are included to be moved at the appropriate time:

FAMILY SYLVIIDAE

Ground warblers, genus Tesia
- Chestnut-headed Tesia, Tesia castaneocoronata
- Javan Tesia, Tesia superciliaris
- Slaty-bellied Tesia, Tesia olivea
- Grey-bellied Tesia, Tesia cyaniventer
- Russet-capped Tesia, Tesia everetti
Stubtails, genus Urosphena
- Timor Stubtail, Urosphena subulata
  - Babar Stubtail, Urosphena subulata advena - extinct (mid-20th century)
- Bornean Stubtail, Urosphena whiteheadi
- Asian Stubtail, Urosphena squameiceps
Bush warblers, genera Cettia and Bradypterus
Emu-tails, genus Dromaeocercus
- Brown Emu-tail, Dromaeocercus brunneus
- Grey Emu-tail, Dromaeocercus seebohmi
Rufous-warblers, genus Bathmocercus
- Black-capped Rufous Warbler, Bathmocercus cerviniventris
- Black-faced Rufous Warbler, Bathmocercus rufus
Mrs Moreau's Warbler, Sceptomycter winifredae
Brush warblers, genus Nesillas
- Aldabra Brush Warbler, Nesillas aldabrana - extinct (c.1984)
- Anjouan Brush Warbler, Nesillas longicaudata
- Madagascar Brush Warbler, Nesillas typica
- Grand Comoro Brush Warbler, Nesillas brevicaudata
- Moheli Brush Warbler, Nesillas mariae
Thamnornis, Thamnornis chloropetoides
Moustached Grass Warbler, Melocichla mentalis
Damara Rock-jumper, Achaetops pycnopygius
Cape Grassbird, Sphenoeacus afer
Grass warblers, genus Locustella
Marsh warblers, genus Acrocephalus
Tree warblers, genus Hippolais
Chloropeta warblers, genus Chloropeta
- African Yellow Warbler, Chloropeta natalensis
- Mountain Yellow Warbler, Chloropeta similis
- Papyrus Yellow Warbler, Chloropeta gracilirostris
Fairy Warbler, Stenostira scita
Buff-bellied Warbler, Phyllolais pulchella
Tailorbirds, genus Orthotomus
White-tailed Warbler, Poliolais lopezi
Grauer's Warbler, Graueria vittata
Eremomelas, genus Eremomela
- Salvadori's Eremomela, Eremomela salvadorii
- Yellow-vented Eremomela, Eremomela flavicrissalis
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela, Eremomela icteropygialis
- Senegal Eremomela, Eremomela canescens
- Green-backed Eremomela, Eremomela pusilla
- Greencap Eremomela, Eremomela scotops
- Yellow-rumped Eremomela, Eremomela gregalis
- Rufous-crowned Eremomela, Eremomela badiceps
- Turner's Eremomela, Eremomela turneri
  - Western Turner's Eremomela, Eremomela turneri kalindei - probably extinct (early 1980s)
- Black-necked Eremomela, Eremomela atricollis
- Burnt-neck Eremomela, Eremomela usticollis
Rand's Warbler, Randia pseudozosterops
Cryptic Warbler, Cryptosylvicola randriansoloi
Crombecs, genus Sylvietta
- Green Crombec, Sylvietta virens
- Lemon-bellied Crombec, Sylvietta denti
- White-browed Crombec, Sylvietta leucophrys
- Northern Crombec, Sylvietta brachyura
- Short-billed Crombec, Sylvietta philippae
- Red-capped Crombec, Sylvietta ruficapilla
- Red-faced Crombec, Sylvietta whytii
- Somali Crombec, Sylvietta isabellina
- Cape Crombec, Sylvietta rufescens
Neumann's Warbler, Hemitesia neumanni
Longbills, genus Macrosphenus
- Kemp's Longbill, Macrosphenus kempi
- Yellow Longbill, Macrosphenus flavicans
- Grey Longbill, Macrosphenus concolor
- Pulitzer's Longbill, Macrosphenus pulitzeri
- Kretschmer's Longbill, Macrosphenus kretschmeri
Bocage's Longbill or São Tomé Short-tail, Amaurocichla bocagei
Green Hylia, Hylia prasina
Tit-warblers, genus Leptopoecile
- White-browed Tit-warbler, Leptopoecile sophiae
- Crested Tit-warbler, Leptopoecile elegans
Flycatcher warblers, genus Seicercus
- Golden-spectacled Warbler, Seicercus burkii
  - Whistler's Warbler, Seicercus (burkii) whistleri
  - Bianchi's Warbler Warbler, Seicercus (burkii) valentini
  - Grey-crowned Warbler, Seicercus (burkii) tephrocephalus
  - White-spectacled Warbler, Seicercus (burkii) affinis
- Emei Shan Warbler, Seicercus omeiensis
- Plain-tailed Warbler, Seicercus soror
- Grey-hooded Warbler, Seicercus xanthoschistos
- White-spectacled Warbler, Seicercus affinis
- Grey-cheeked Warbler, Seicercus poliogenys
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Seicercus castaniceps
- Yellow-breasted Warbler, Seicercus montis
- Sunda Warbler, Seicercus grammiceps
Leaf warblers, genus Phylloscopus
Abroscopus warblers, genus Abroscopus
- Rufous-faced Warbler, Abroscopus albogularis
- Yellow-bellied Warbler, Abroscopus superciliaris
- Black-faced Warbler, Abroscopus schisticeps
Broad-billed Warbler, Tickellia hodgsoni
Hyliotas, genus Hyliota
- Yellow-bellied Hyliota, Hyliota flavigaster
- Southern Hyliota, Hyliota australis
- Usambara Hyliota, Hyliota usambarae
- Violet-backed Hyliota, Hyliota violacea
Grassbirds, genera Chaetornis, Graminicola, Megalurus, Bowdleria and Schoenicola
- Marsh Grassbird, Megalurus pryeri
- Tawny Grassbird, Megalurus timoriensis
- Little Grassbird, Megalurus gramineus
- Striated Grassbird, Megalurus palustris
- Fly River Grassbird, Megalurus albolimbatus
- Fernbird, Bowdleria punctata - sometimes placed in Megalurus
- Chatham Islands Fernbird, Bowdleria rufescens - sometimes placed in Megalurus; extinct (c.1900)
- Bristled Grassbird, Chaetornis striatus
- Rufous-rumped Grassbird, Graminicola bengalensis
- Broad-tailed Grassbird, Schoenicola platyura
- Fan-tailed Grassbird, Schoenicola brevirostris
Songlarks, genus Cincloramphus
- Brown Songlark, Cincloramphus cruralis
- Rufous Songlark, Cincloramphus mathewsi
Spinifex-bird, Eremiornis carteri
Buff-banded Bushbird, Buettikoferella bivittata
Thicketbirds, genus Megalurulus
- New Caledonian Grassbird, Megalurulus mariei
- Bismarck Thicketbird, Megalurulus grosvenori
- Bougainville Thicketbird, Megalurulus llaneae
- Guadalcanal Thicketbird, Megalurulus whitneyi
- Rusty Thicketbird, Megalurulus rubiginosus
Long-legged Warbler, Trichocichla rufa
Wrentit, Chamaea fasciata
Typical warblers, genus Sylvia
Parisoma warblers, genus Parisoma
- Layard's Warbler, Parisoma layardi
- Rufous-vented Warbler, Parisoma subcaeruleum
- Brown Warbler, Parisoma lugens
- Banded Warbler, Parisoma boehmi
- Yemen Warbler, Parisoma buryi