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Passeriformes

Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)

Small to medium-sized, slender passerines, having generally thin, pointed bill with bristles at base, tail very long to almost absent; plumage mostly plain, often brownish, greyish or green-tinged, some species with bright colours.
Old World.
Most vegetated habitats, from forest to scrub, grassland and reedbeds and swamps.
42 genera, 271 species, 660 taxa.
32 species threatened; 1 species (almost certainly) and 8 subspecies extinct since 1600.

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2 1 1 8 1 Madagascan Grassbird (Amphilais seebohmi)
4 2 2 6 2 Marsh Grassbird (Megalurus pryeri)
17 2 6 9 8 3 Tawny Grassbird (Megalurus timoriensis)
3 1 1 1 7 4 Papuan Grassbird (Megalurus macrurus)
9 3 2 4 8 5 Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris)
0 4 6 Fly River Grassbird (Megalurus albolimbatus)
9 2 3 4 8 7 Little Grassbird (Megalurus gramineus)
6 3 3 8 8 Fernbird (Megalurus punctatus)
13 2 4 7 8 9 Rufous Songlark (Cincloramphus mathewsi)
11 1 3 7 8 10 Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)
3 2 1 8 11 Spinifexbird (Eremiornis carteri)
0 8 12 Buff-banded Bushbird (Buettikoferella bivittata)
0 8 13 New Caledonian Thicketbird (Megalurulus mariei)
0 6 14 Melanesian Thicketbird (Megalurulus whitneyi)
0 8 15 Rusty Thicketbird (Megalurulus rubiginosus)
0 3 16 Long-legged Thicketbird (Megalurulus rufus)
2 2 4 17 Bristled Grassbird (Chaetornis striata)
3 3 6 18 Rufous-rumped Grassbird (Graminicola bengalensis)
1 1 4 19 Broad-tailed Grassbird (Schoenicola platyurus)
0 8 20 Fan-tailed Grassbird (Schoenicola brevirostris)
1 1 8 21 Neumann's Warbler (Hemitesia neumanni)
4 1 2 1 8 22 Chestnut-headed Tesia (Oligura castaneocoronata)
3 1 2 8 23 Slaty-bellied Tesia (Tesia olivea)
8 3 3 2 8 24 Grey-bellied Tesia (Tesia cyaniventer)
4 1 3 8 25 Javan Tesia (Tesia superciliaris)
0 8 26 Russet-capped Tesia (Tesia everetti)
7 2 1 4 8 27 Asian Stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)
2 1 1 8 28 Bornean Stubtail (Urosphena whiteheadi)
1 1 8 29 Timor Stubtail (Urosphena subulata)
0 8 30 Pale-footed Bush-warbler (Cettia pallidipes)
18 3 4 11 8 31 Japanese Bush-warbler (Cettia diphone)
5 1 3 1 8 32 Philippine Bush-warbler (Cettia seebohmi)
0 8 33 Palau Bush-warbler (Cettia annae)
0 8 34 Shade Warbler (Cettia parens)
0 6 35 Odedi Bush-warbler (Cettia haddeni)
0 8 36 Fiji Bush-warbler (Cettia ruficapilla)
5 1 1 3 8 37 Brownish-flanked Bush-warbler (Cettia fortipes)
4 1 1 2 8 38 Sunda Bush-warbler (Cettia vulcania)
0 8 39 Chestnut-crowned Bush-warbler (Cettia major)
0 6 40 Tanimbar Bush-warbler (Cettia carolinae)
2 1 1 8 41 Aberrant Bush-warbler (Cettia flavolivacea)
8 3 2 3 8 42 Yellowish-bellied Bush-warbler (Cettia acanthizoides)
1 1 8 43 Grey-sided Bush-warbler (Cettia brunnifrons)
21 4 11 6 8 44 Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
9 1 7 1 8 45 Little Rush-warbler (Bradypterus baboecala)
2 2 8 46 White-winged Warbler (Bradypterus carpalis)
1 1 3 47 Grauer's Swamp-warbler (Bradypterus graueri)
0 6 48 Dja River Scrub-warbler (Bradypterus grandis)
0 8 49 Bamboo Warbler (Bradypterus alfredi)
2 1 1 4 50 Knysna Warbler (Bradypterus sylvaticus)
2 2 8 51 Evergreen-forest Warbler (Bradypterus lopezi)
1 1 8 52 Barratt's Scrub-warbler (Bradypterus barratti)
3 1 2 8 53 Cinnamon Bracken-warbler (Bradypterus cinnamomeus)
1 1 6 54 Bangwa Forest-warbler (Bradypterus bangwaensis)
5 1 1 3 8 55 Victorin's Scrub-warbler (Bradypterus victorini)
1 1 8 56 Spotted Bush-warbler (Bradypterus thoracicus)
1 1 8 57 Siberian Bush-warbler (Bradypterus davidi)
0 6 58 Long-billed Bush-warbler (Bradypterus major)
0 8 59 Chinese Bush-warbler (Bradypterus tacsanowskius)
0 8 60 Brown Bush-warbler (Bradypterus luteoventris)
5 2 1 2 8 61 Taiwan Bush-warbler (Bradypterus alishanensis)
1 1 8 62 Russet Bush-warbler (Bradypterus mandelli)
1 1 8 63 Benguet Bush-warbler (Bradypterus seebohmi)
0 8 64 Javan Bush-warbler (Bradypterus montis)
6 1 4 1 6 65 Timor Bush-warbler (Bradypterus timorensis)
2 1 1 8 66 Long-tailed Bush-warbler (Bradypterus caudatus)
4 1 1 2 8 67 Friendly Bush-warbler (Bradypterus accentor)
1 1 8 68 Chestnut-backed Bush-warbler (Bradypterus castaneus)
1 1 8 69 Brown Emu-tail (Dromaeocercus brunneus)
2 1 1 6 70 Sri Lankan Bush-warbler (Elaphrornis palliseri)
1 1 8 71 Madagascar Brush-warbler (Nesillas typica)
2 2 8 72 Subdesert Brush-warbler (Nesillas lantzii)
0 8 73 Grand Comoro Brush-warbler (Nesillas brevicaudata)
0 8 74 Moheli Brush-warbler (Nesillas mariae)
0 0 75 Aldabra Brush-warbler (Nesillas aldabrana)
1 1 8 76 Thamnornis Warbler (Thamnornis chloropetoides)
4 2 2 8 77 Moustached Grass-warbler (Melocichla mentalis)
14 1 7 6 8 78 Cape Grass-warbler (Sphenoeacus afer)
13 1 5 7 8 79 Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata)
33 4 4 25 8 80 Western Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella naevia)
12 1 3 8 8 81 River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis)
10 1 3 6 8 82 Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
6 1 3 2 8 83 Pallas's Grasshopper-warbler (Locustella certhiola)
7 1 2 4 8 84 Middendorff's Warbler (Locustella ochotensis)
8 1 3 4 4 85 Pleske's Warbler (Locustella pleskei)
0 8 86 Gray's Warbler (Locustella fasciolata)
5 1 2 2 8 87 Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)
29 15 14 4 88 Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola)
55 4 19 32 8 89 Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
0 4 90 Streaked Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus)
35 9 11 15 8 91 Black-browed Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)
3 3 4 92 Manchurian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum)
11 1 8 2 8 93 Paddyfield Warbler (Acrocephalus agricola)
3 2 1 8 94 Blunt-winged Warbler (Acrocephalus concinens)
46 4 19 23 8 95 Eurasian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
3 1 1 1 8 96 African Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus)
24 6 8 10 8 97 Blyth's Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
20 2 7 11 8 98 Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)
39 6 16 17 8 99 Great Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
18 2 6 10 8 100 Oriental Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis)
25 5 16 4 8 101 Clamorous Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
0 7 102 Large-billed Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus orinus)
4 3 1 3 103 Basra Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis)
20 1 11 8 8 104 Australian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus australis)
6 1 5 2 105 Nightingale Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus luscinius)
1 1 8 106 Caroline Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus syrinx)
0 4 107 Nauru Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus rehsei)
0 2 108 Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris)
2 1 1 3 109 Kiritimati Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus aequinoctialis)
0 3 110 Tahiti Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus caffer)
2 1 1 8 111 Tuamotu Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus atyphus)
0 4 112 Rimatara Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus rimitarae)
1 1 3 113 Pitcairn Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus vaughani)
1 1 4 114 Henderson Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus taiti)
1 1 8 115 Marquesan Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus mendanae)
0 6 116 Cook Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus kerearako)
4 4 8 117 Greater Swamp-warbler (Acrocephalus rufescens)
1 1 3 118 Cape Verde Swamp-warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis)
5 4 1 8 119 Lesser Swamp-warbler (Acrocephalus gracilirostris)
2 1 1 8 120 Madagascar Swamp-warbler (Acrocephalus newtoni)
3 1 2 8 121 Thick-billed Warbler (Acrocephalus aedon)
1 1 3 122 Rodrigues Brush-warbler (Acrocephalus rodericanus)
3 1 2 4 123 Seychelles Brush-warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis)
16 1 13 2 8 124 Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)
7 7 8 125 Sykes's Warbler (Hippolais rama)
3 3 8 126 Isabelline Warbler (Hippolais opaca)
12 3 6 3 8 127 Olivaceous Warbler (Hippolais pallida)
6 6 8 128 Upcher's Warbler (Hippolais languida)
4 3 1 8 129 Olive-tree Warbler (Hippolais olivetorum)
39 3 8 28 8 130 Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta)
9 1 3 5 8 131 Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)
3 1 2 8 132 African Yellow Warbler (Chloropeta natalensis)
3 1 2 8 133 Mountain Yellow Warbler (Chloropeta similis)
7 5 2 4 134 Papyrus Yellow Warbler (Chloropeta gracilirostris)
1 1 8 135 Yellow Longbill (Macrosphenus flavicans)
2 1 1 8 136 Kemp's Longbill (Macrosphenus kempi)
3 3 8 137 Grey Longbill (Macrosphenus concolor)
1 1 3 138 Pulitzer's Longbill (Macrosphenus pulitzeri)
0 8 139 Kretschmer's Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri)
1 1 8 140 Yellow-bellied Hyliota (Hyliota flavigaster)
0 8 141 Southern Hyliota (Hyliota australis)
0 3 142 Usambara Hyliota (Hyliota usambara)
5 1 4 8 143 Violet-backed Hyliota (Hyliota violacea)
1 1 8 144 Green Hylia (Hylia prasina)
0 4 145 Bocage's Longbill (Amaurocichla bocagii)
3 2 1 8 146 Cryptic Warbler (Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi)
1 1 8 147 White-throated Oxylabes (Oxylabes madagascariensis)
1 1 6 148 Madagascar Yellowbrow (Crossleyia xanthophrys)
1 1 8 149 Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla)
1 1 8 150 Laura's Woodland-warbler (Phylloscopus laurae)
4 2 2 8 151 Red-faced Woodland-warbler (Phylloscopus laetus)
0 8 152 Black-capped Woodland-warbler (Phylloscopus herberti)
0 8 153 Uganda Woodland-warbler (Phylloscopus budongoensis)
3 2 1 8 154 Brown Woodland-warbler (Phylloscopus umbrovirens)
64 3 28 33 8 155 Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
99 12 41 46 8 156 Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
4 1 3 8 157 Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)
17 1 10 6 8 158 Canary Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus canariensis)
3 2 1 8 159 Mountain Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)
4 3 1 8 160 Plain Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus neglectus)
9 2 7 8 161 Western Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli)
7 1 5 1 8 162 Eastern Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus orientalis)
26 3 9 14 8 163 Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
12 1 6 5 8 164 Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
0 8 165 Smoky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer)
9 1 4 4 8 166 Tickell's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)
1 1 8 167 Brooks's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis)
2 1 1 8 168 Sulphur-bellied Warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus)
3 2 1 8 169 Yellow-streaked Warbler (Phylloscopus armandii)
15 1 5 9 8 170 Radde's Warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)
3 1 2 8 171 Buff-barred Warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher)
7 3 4 8 172 Ashy-throated Warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis)
1 1 8 173 Gansu Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis)
10 1 1 8 8 174 Chinese Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)
13 1 6 6 8 175 Pallas's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
2 1 1 8 176 Lemon-rumped Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)
0 8 177 Brooks' Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus subviridis)
15 1 5 9 8 178 Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
9 1 2 6 8 179 Hume's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
19 6 5 8 8 180 Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
4 2 2 7 181 Green Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus)
17 2 11 4 8 182 Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
2 1 1 7 183 Two-barred Warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)
5 1 2 2 8 184 Pale-legged Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)
2 2 8 185 Sakhalin Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus borealoides)
7 2 4 1 8 186 Large-billed Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)
3 1 1 1 6 187 Tytler's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus tytleri)
2 2 8 188 Western Crowned Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus occipitalis)
10 4 1 5 8 189 Eastern Crowned Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus)
6 2 4 4 190 Ijima's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae)
8 1 1 6 8 191 Blyth's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)
0 8 192 Emei Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus emeiensis)
10 2 1 7 8 193 White-tailed Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)
0 4 194 Hainan Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus)
3 2 1 8 195 Yellow-vented Warbler (Phylloscopus cantator)
2 2 8 196 Sulphur-breasted Warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti)
0 8 197 Limestone Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)
4 1 3 8 198 Philippine Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus olivaceus)
4 1 2 1 8 199 Lemon-throated Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus cebuensis)
6 1 3 2 8 200 Mountain Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus trivirgatus)
1 1 8 201 Sulawesi Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus sarasinorum)
7 7 8 201 Timor Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus presbytes)
2 2 8 203 Island Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus poliocephalus)
0 8 204 San Cristobal Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus makirensis)
0 4 205 Kolombangara Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus amoenus)
4 1 2 1 8 205 White-spectacled Warbler (Seicercus affinis)
3 1 2 8 207 Green-crowned Warbler (Seicercus burkii)
1 1 8 208 Grey-crowned Warbler (Seicercus tephrocephalus)
0 8 209 Martens's Warbler (Seicercus omeiensis)
3 2 1 8 210 Whistler's Warbler (Seicercus whistleri)
1 1 8 211 Bianchi's Warbler (Seicercus valentini)
5 3 2 8 212 Alström's Warbler (Seicercus soror)
5 1 4 8 213 Grey-hooded Warbler (Seicercus xanthoschistos)
2 1 1 8 214 Grey-cheeked Warbler (Seicercus poliogenys)
3 1 1 1 8 215 Chestnut-crowned Warbler (Seicercus castaniceps)
2 1 1 8 216 Yellow-breasted Warbler (Seicercus montis)
1 1 8 217 Sunda Warbler (Seicercus grammiceps)
1 1 8 218 Broad-billed Warbler (Tickellia hodgsoni)
4 1 1 2 8 219 Rufous-faced Warbler (Abroscopus albogularis)
2 2 8 220 Black-faced Warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps)
9 1 1 7 8 221 Yellow-bellied Warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris)
1 1 8 222 Grauer's Forest-warbler (Graueria vittata)
5 1 3 1 8 223 Yellow-bellied Eremomela (Eremomela icteropygialis)
2 1 1 8 224 Yellow-vented Eremomela (Eremomela flavicrissalis)
5 2 3 8 225 Senegal Eremomela (Eremomela pusilla)
2 2 8 226 Green-backed Eremomela (Eremomela canescens)
1 1 8 227 Green-capped Eremomela (Eremomela scotops)
2 2 8 228 Karoo Eremomela (Eremomela gregalis)
4 1 3 8 229 Burnt-necked Eremomela (Eremomela usticollis)
2 2 8 230 Rufous-crowned Eremomela (Eremomela badiceps)
0 3 231 Turner's Eremomela (Eremomela turneri)
1 1 8 232 Black-necked Eremomela (Eremomela atricollis)
9 2 7 8 233 Northern Crombec (Sylvietta brachyura)
6 4 2 8 234 Red-faced Crombec (Sylvietta whytii)
1 1 7 235 Philippa's Crombec (Sylvietta philippae)
6 1 3 2 8 236 Long-billed Crombec (Sylvietta rufescens)
4 3 1 8 237 Somali Crombec (Sylvietta isabellina)
0 8 238 Red-capped Crombec (Sylvietta ruficapilla)
2 1 1 8 239 Green Crombec (Sylvietta virens)
2 1 1 8 240 Lemon-bellied Crombec (Sylvietta denti)
0 8 241 White-browed Crombec (Sylvietta leucophrys)
2 1 1 8 242 Rand's Warbler (Randia pseudozosterops)
3 1 2 8 243 Dark Newtonia (Newtonia amphichroa)
2 1 1 8 244 Common Newtonia (Newtonia brunneicauda)
3 1 1 1 8 245 Archbold's Newtonia (Newtonia archboldi)
0 4 246 Red-tailed Newtonia (Newtonia fanovanae)
118 11 35 72 8 247 Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
29 2 12 15 8 248 Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
11 3 8 8 249 Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
28 5 15 8 8 250 Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
4 2 2 8 250 Small Whitethroat (Sylvia minula)
0 8 252 Hume's Whitethroat (Sylvia althaea)
22 1 11 10 8 253 Orphean Warbler (Sylvia hortensis)
3 2 1 8 254 Arabian Warbler (Sylvia leucomelaena)
75 7 30 38 8 255 Greater Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
18 12 6 8 255 Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana)
12 2 4 6 6 257 Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
8 1 2 5 8 258 Marmora's Warbler (Sylvia sarda)
0 7 259 Balearic Warbler (Sylvia balearica)
25 2 13 10 8 260 Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata)
2 1 1 8 260 Tristram's Warbler (Sylvia deserticola)
26 2 9 15 8 262 Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans)
61 3 25 33 8 263 Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala)
9 1 8 8 264 Menetries' Warbler (Sylvia mystacea)
6 3 3 8 265 Rüppell's Warbler (Sylvia rueppelli)
3 2 1 8 266 Cyprus Warbler (Sylvia melanothorax)
0 4 267 Yemen Warbler (Sylvia buryi)
9 1 6 2 8 268 Chestnut-vented Warbler (Sylvia subcaerulea)
3 2 1 8 268 Brown Warbler (Sylvia lugens)
3 1 2 8 270 Layard's Warbler (Sylvia layardi)
2 2 8 271 Banded Warbler (Sylvia boehmi)

Family statistics

42 genera, 271 species

1895 files covering
39 genera	(93%)
218 species	(80%)

874 videos covering
32 genera	(76%)
159 species	(59%)

796 photographs covering
32 genera	(76%)
190 species	(70%)

225 sound recordings covering
20 genera	(48%)
110 species	(41%)

271 218 80 159 59 190 70 110 41

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