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…