Warblers

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

Phylloscopus With 77 species (14)

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

Nesillas With 6 species (1)

Iduna With 6 species (3)

Hippolais With 4 species (1)

Acrocephalus With 43 species (6)

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

Neomixis With 3 species (2)

Eremomela With 11 species (3)

Schistolais With 2 species (1)

Phragmacia With 1 specie (1)

Calamonastes With 4 species (2)

Camaroptera With 4 species (2)

Apalis With 24 species (3)

Orthotomus With 13 species (3)

Prinia With 24 species (12)

Euryptila With 1 specie (1)

Malcorus With 1 specie (1)

Eminia With 1 specie (1)

Cisticola With 49 species (16)

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

Sylvietta With 9 species (3)

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

Tesia With 4 species (1)

Cettia With 4 species (2)

Phyllergates With 2 species (1)

Horornis With 13 species (2)

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

Parophasma With 1 specie (1)

Sylvia With 30 species (12)

Chrysomma With 3 species (2)

Fulvetta With 8 species (2)

Conostoma With 1 specie (1)

Cholornis With 2 species (1)

Psittiparus With 4 species (1)

Paradoxornis With 3 species (1)