Common Chiffchaff
Leaf Warblers recently split from the once enormous Sylviidae, contains a number of very small songbirds that forage with restless motion on or just above branches and leaves for small insects, often flicking their wings and using their fine, thin bills combined with rapid hops and hovers to capture their prey. Most have fairly unprepossessing plumage: olive backs, yellow to light gray undersides, and very often some wing bars and a striped or chestnut crown. Their songs, like their plumage, tend to be fairly simple—largely a jumble of thin warbles, buzzes, or repeated syllables. Though they spend most of their time foraging in tree crowns, they generally place their nests low, near, or even on the ground.
The family is Phylloscopidae
There are 77 species placed in 1 genus.
So far I have photographed 14 different species.
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Updated 30/04/2020
Leaf Warblers Photographed species in the following genus
Warblers -- Leafwarblers Arctic Warbler - Phylloscopus borealis Ashy-throated Warbler - Phylloscopus maculipennis Buff-barred Warbler - Phylloscopus pulcher Chestnut-crowned Warbler - Phylloscopus castaniceps Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita Dusky Warbler - Phylloscopus fuscatus Iberian Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus ibericus Mountain Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus sindianus Sulphur-bellied Warbler - Phylloscopus griseolus Western Bonelli's Warbler - Phylloscopus bonelli Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus Wood Warbler - Phylloscopus sibilatrix Yellow-streaked Warbler - Phylloscopus armandii Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler - Phylloscopus ruficapilla
Reed Warblers are birds of marshes, swamps, and woodlands throughout the Old World. They are united by their plain plumage in brown and olive tones, most species with a faint eye-line, but with extensive striping and patterning on the back in many.
The family is Acrocephalidae
There are 61 species placed in 6 genera
So far I have photographed 11 different species.
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Updated 04/05/2020
Reed Warblers Photographed species in the following genera
Warblers - Reed Warblers African Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus baeticatus African Yellow Warbler - Iduna natalensis Clamorous Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus stentoreus Eastern Olivaceous Warbler - Iduna pallida Eurasian Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus Great Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus arundinaceus Madagascan Swamp Warbler - Acrocephalus newtoni Madagasy Brush Warbler - Nesillas typica Melodious Warbler - Hippolais polyglotta Oriental Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus orientalis Western Olivaceous Warbler - Iduna opaca
Cisticolas are fine-billed, long-tailed, warbler-like birds which reach their greatest diversity in Africa, with good numbers in Asia and very few in Australia. The apalises are the most boldly colored and patterned in the family, and the cisticolas are the most speciose.
The family is Cisticolidae
There are 155 species placed in 26 genera
So far I have photographed 48 different species.
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Updated 04/05/2020
Cisticolas and Allies Photographed species in the following genera
Warblers - Cisticolas Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Cisticolas/Ashy_Prinia_-_Prinia_socialis.jpg Ashy Tailorbird - Orthotomus ruficeps Bar-throated Apalis - Apalis thoracica Black-chested Prinia - Prinia flavicans Black-throated Prinia - Prinia atrogularis Burnt-necked Eremomela - Eremomela usticollis Carruthers's Cisticola - Cisticola carruthersi Chubb's Cisticola - Cisticola chubbi Cinnamon-breasted Warbler - Euryptila subcinnamomea Common Jery - Neomixis tenella https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Cisticolas/Common_Jery_-_Neomixis_tenella.jpg Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius Dark-necked Tailorbird - Orthotomus atrogularis Desert Cisticola - Cisticola aridulus Drakensberg Prinia - Prinia hypoxantha Ethiopian Cisticola - Cisticola lugubris Golden-headed Cisticola - Cisticola exilis Graceful Prinia - Prinia gracilis https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Cisticolas/Graceful_Prinia_-_Prinia_gracilis.jpg Green-backed Camaroptera - Camaroptera brachyura Grey-backed Camaroptera - Camaroptera brevicaudata Grey-backed Cisticola - Cisticola subruficapilla Grey-breasted Prinia - Prinia hodgsonii Grey-capped Warbler - Eminia lepida Grey Wren-Warbler - Calamonastes simplex Hunter's Cisticola - Cisticola hunteri Jungle Prinia - Prinia sylvatica https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Cisticolas/Jungle_Prinia_-_Prinia_sylvatica.jpg Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Cisticolas/Karoo_Prinia_-_Prinia_maculosa.jpg Levaillant's Cisticola - Cisticola tinniens Madagascar Cisticola - Cisticola cherina Mountain Masked Apalis - Apalis personata Namaqua Warbler - Phragmacia substriata Neddicky - Cisticola fulvicapilla https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Cisticolas/Neddicky_-_Cisticola_fulvicapilla.jpg Plain Prinia - Prinia inornata https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Cisticolas/Plain_Prinia_-_Prinia_inornata.jpg Rattling Cisticola - Cisticola chiniana Rufescent Prinia - Prinia rufescens Rufous-eared Warbler - Malcorus pectoralis Singing Cisticola - Cisticola cantans Stierling's Wren-Warbler - Calamonastes stierlingi Stout Cisticola - Cisticola robustus Stripe-throated Jery - Neomixis striatigula Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Whistling Cisticola - Cisticola marginatus White-chinned Prinia - Schistolais leucopogon Winding Cisticola - Cisticola marginatus Yellow-bellied Eremomela - Eremomela icteropygialis Yellow-bellied Prinia - Prinia flaviventris Yellow-breasted Apalis - Apalis flavida Yellow-vented Eremomela - Eremomela flavicrissalis Zitting Cisticola - Cisticola juncidis
African Warblers is a collection of species separated from the family Sylviidae. This family consists now of two small genera and seven monotypic genera.
The family is Macrosphenidae
There are 21 species placed in 9 genera
So far I have photographed 3 different species.
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Updated 04/05/2020
African Warblers Photographed species in the following genus
Warblers - Crombecs,African Long-billed Crombec - Sylvietta rufescens https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Warblers-others/Long-billed_Crombec.jpg Northern Crombec - Sylvietta brachyura https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Warblers-others/Northern_Crombec.jpg Red-faced Crombec - Sylvietta whytii https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Warblers-others/Red-faced_Crombec.jpg
Most Bush Warblers are secretive brown birds, adept at clambering through thick shrubbery Although some genera forage actively in mid and upper levels of vegetation, most forage near the ground.
The family is Scotocercidae
There are 36 species placed in 9 genera
So far I have photographed 6 different species.
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Updated 04/05/2020
Bush Warblers Photographed species in the following genus
Warblers - Cettia Bush Warblers Aberrant Bush Warbler - Horornis flavolivaceus Cetti's Warbler - Cettia cetti Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler - Cettia major Grey-bellied Tesia - Tesia cyaniventer Mountain Tailorbird - Phyllergates cucullatus Sunda Bush Warbler - Horornis vulcanius
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills and Allies consists of some different branches. The first branch contains the Eurasian warblers in the genus Sylvia. The other branch contains the parrotbills.
The family is Sylviidae
There are 68 species placed in 16 genera
So far I have photographed 24 different species. In case I took a photograph of the male and the female I have add both
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Updated 08/05/2020
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills Photographed species in the following genera
Warblers - Sylviid, Parrotbills Abyssinian Catbird - Parophasma galinieri African Desert Warbler - Sylvia deserti African Hill Babbler - Sylvia abyssinica Black-throated Parrotbill - Suthora nipalensis Brown Parrotbill - Cholornis unicolor Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler - Sylvia subcoerulea Common Whitethroat - Sylvia communis Dartford Warbler - Sylvia undata Eurasian Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap (f) - Sylvia atricapilla Great Parrotbill - Conostoma aemodium Grey-headed Parrotbill - Psittiparus gularis Grey-hooded Fulvetta - Fulvetta cinereiceps Grey-hooded Parrotbill - Sinosuthora zappeyi Jerdon's Babbler - Chrysomma altirostre Layard's Tit-Babbler - Sylvia layardi Sardinian Warbler - Sylvia melanocephala Sardinian Warbler (f) - Sylvia melanocephala Spectacled Warbler - Sylvia conspicillata Spot-breasted Parrotbill - Paradoxornis guttaticollis Subalpine Warbler - Sylvia cantillans Tristram's Warbler - Sylvia deserticola Vinous-throated Parrotbill - Sinosuthora webbiana Western Orphean Warbler - Sylvia hortensis White-browed Fulvetta - Fulvetta vinipectus Yellow-eyed Babbler - Chrysomma sinense