Sylviidae

Sphenoeacus afer Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Cape grass-warbler (en); felosa-do-Cabo (pt); sphénoèque du Cap (fr); yerbera de El Cabo (es); Kapgrassänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is found in southern eastern and north-eastern South Africa and also along the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique.Size:These birds are 17-19 cm long and weigh 30…

Stenostira scita Photo by Trevor Hardaker (Trevor and Margaret Hardaker) Common name:fairy warbler (en); papa-moscas-d’asa-branca (pt); mignard enchanteur (fr); papamoscas duende (es); elfenschnäpper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This African species breeds in southern South Africa and Lesotho. Part of the population migrates north to winter as far as southern Namibia and southern Botswana.Size:These small birds are 11-12…

Phylloscopus fuscatus Photo by Sergey Pisarevskiy (Flickr) Common name:dusky warbler (en); felosa-sombria (pt); pouillot brun (fr); mosquitero sombrío (es); dunkellaubsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Sylviidae Range:This species breeds in northern Asia, from Siberia to eastern Russia, Mongolia, northern and central China, Korea and the eastern parts of the Himalayas. They migrate south to winter in south-east Asia….

Acrocephalus sechellensis Photo by Terje Kolaas (Flickr) Common name:Seychelles warbler (en); felosa-das-Seychelles (pt); rousserolle des Seychelles (fr); carricero de Seychelles (es); Seychellen-rohrsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Seychelles archipelago. At present they are only found in the islands of Cousin, Aride, Cousine and Denis.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 15-17…