Sylviidae

Dromaeocercus brunneus Photo by Maria Stringer (Pinterest) Common name:brown emu-tail (en); felosa-dos-juncos-rabilonga (pt); droméocerque brun (fr); yerbera colilarga (es); Madagaskarbuschsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found along the eastern slopes of the islands.Size:These birds are 15 cm long.Habitat:The brown emu-tail is found in dense undergrowth of moist tropical forests, at altitudes…

Leptopoecile sophiae Photo by Andrey Kovalenko (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-browed tit-warbler (en); chapim-de-Sophie (pt); mésange de Sophie (fr); carbonerito de Sophie (es); purpurhähnchen (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is found in central China and along the Himalayas mountain range into north-western China, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and marginally into northern India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.Size:These birds are…

Bradypterus alishanensis Photo by Josep del Hoyo (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Taiwan bush-warbler (en); felosa-dos-juncos-da-Formosa (pt); bouscarle de Taïwan (fr); zarzalero de Formosa (es); Taiwanbuschsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to Taiwan, being found in the central and eastern mountains of the island.Size:These birds are 13 cm long and weigh around 10 g.Habitat:The Taiwan…

Acrocephalus rufescens (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:greater swamp-warbler (en); rouxinol-grande-dos-pântanos (pt); rousserolle des cannes (fr); carricero rufo (es); papyrusrohrsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, with four disjunct subspecies. The subspecies A.r. sengalensis is found in Senegal and Gambia, A.r. rufescens is found from Ghana to the northern Central…

Acrocephalus familiaris Photo by R. Kohley (Wikipedia) Common name:millerbird (en); felosa-do-Hawai (pt); rousserolle obscure (fr); carricero hawaiano (es); Hawaii-rohrsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to the steep, rocky island of Nihoa in the north-western Hawaiian Islands.Size:These birds are 13 cm long ad weigh 15-21,5 g.Habitat:The millerbird is found in dense, moist scrublands, particularly around…

Newtonia brunneicauda Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name:common newtonia (en); newtonia-comum (pt); newtonie commune (fr); newtonia común (es); rostbauchnewtonie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found throughout the country.Size:These birds are 12 cm long and weigh 7-14 g.Habitat:The common newtonia is mostly found in the undergrowth of both moist and dry…

Bradypterus sylvaticus Photo by Trevor Hardaker (Trevor and Margaret Hardaker) Common name:Knysna warbler (en); felosa-de-Knysna (pt); bouscarle de Knysna (fr); zarzalero del Knysna (es); Kapbuschsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to South Africa, being restricted to a few coastal patches in the Eastern and Western Cape regions, namely the coast between Port St. Johns…

Tesia olivea Photo by Christoph Moning (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:slaty-bellied tesia (en); tesia-de-barriga-ardósia (pt); tésie à ventre ardoise (fr); tesia pizarrosa (es); goldscheiteltesia (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is found from eastern Nepal and extreme north-eastern India to southern China, and south to Myanmar, north-western Thailand, northern Laos and northern Vietnam.Size:These birds are 9-10 cm…