Sylviidae

Sylvia leucomelaena (Photo from Flickr) Common name:Arabian warbler (en); toutinegra-do-mar-vermelho (pt); fauvette d’Arabie (fr); curruca del mar rojo (es); akaziengrasmücke (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:These birds are mostly found along the coast of the Red Sea, in north-eastern Africa, in southern Egypt, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and eastern Sudan, and also in the Arabian Peninsula in Oman, Yemen, Saudi…

Locustella pleskei Photo by Nial Moores (Birds Korea) Common name:Pleske’s grasshopper warbler (en); cigarrinha-de-Pleske (pt); locustelle de Pleske (fr); buscarla de Pleske (es); Pleske-schwirl (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This Asian species breeds only in a few small offshore islands along the Pacific coast, from the southernmost parts of eastern Russia, through the Korean peninsula and Japan and south…

Sylvia atricapilla Photo by Andy Bright (Mango Verde) Common name: blackcap (en); toutinegra-de-barrete-preto (pt); fauvette à tête noire (fr); curruca capirotada (es); mönchsgrasmücke (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: These birds are found breeding from western Europe to south-western Siberia, and south to the Mediterranean, Turkey and south-western Russia. It also occurs on islands…

Hippolais polyglotta Photo by Jorge Silva (Verdes Ecos) Common name: melodious warbler (en); felosa-poliglota (pt); hypolaïs polyglotte (fr); zarcero cómun (es); orpheusspötter (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: The melodious warbler is found breeding in north-west Africa, from Morocco to Tunisia, and in south-west Europe, from Portugal and Spain, through France and Italy, and…

Sylvia conspicillata Photo by J. Sagardía (Birding in Lanzarote) Common name: spectacled warbler (en); toutinegra-tomilheira (pt); fauvette à lunettes (fr); curruca tomillera (es); brillengrasmücke (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This species is mostly found around the Mediterranean basin, from Portugal, Spain and Morocco in the west, through France, Italy and Libya, and into…

Megalurus pryeri (Photo from Yang Niao) Common name: marsh grassbird (en); cigarrinha-do-Japão (pt); mégalure du Japon (fr); yerbera japonesa (es); riedsänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This Asian species breeds in the island of Honshu, Japan, in north-eastern China and possibly also in neighbouring parts of Russia and Mongolia. They winter further south…

Megalurus pryeri (Photo from Yang Niao) Common name: marsh grassbird (en); cigarrinha-do-Japão (pt); mégalure du Japon (fr); yerbera japonesa (es); riedsänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Sylviidae Range: This Asian species breeds in the island of Honshu, Japan, in north-eastern China and possibly also in neighbouring parts of Russia and Mongolia. They winter further south…