Sylviidae

Sylvia mystacea Photo by Pekka Fågel (Kuwait Bird Sightings) Common name:Menetries’s warbler (en); toutinegra-de-Ménétries (pt); fauvette de Ménétries (fr); curruca de Ménétries (es); tamariskengrasmücke (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is found breeding from Israel and Turkey to Iraq, the Caucasus and around the Caspian Sea in southern Russia, northern Iran and into Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan….

Bradypterus baboecala Photo by Mike Buckham (Buckham Birding) Common name:African bush-warbler (en); felosa-dos-juncos-africana (pt); bouscarle caqueteuse (fr); zarzalero charlatán (es); sumpfbuschsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This African species is patchily distributed from Nigeria to Ethiopia and Kenya, and has the bulk of its population from southern D.R. Congo, through Zambia and Angola, and down to South Africa….

Phyllolais pulchella Photo by Volker Sthamer (Bird Forum) Common name:buff-bellied warbler (en); felosa-das-acácias (pt); phyllolaïs à ventre fauve (fr); prinia ventripálida (es); akaziensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This African species is found in two separate populations. One is found in northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, southern Chad and southern Niger, while the other is found further east, from southern Sudan, through…

Orthotomus ruficeps Photo by David Yeo (Flickr) Common name:ashy tailorbird (en); costureiro-de-cabeça-ruiva (pt); couturière à tête rousse (fr); sastrecillo ceniciento (es); rostwangen-schneidervogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SylviidaeRange:This species is found is South-East Asia, in Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia.Size:They are 11-12 cm long and weigh 5-7 g.Habitat:The ashy tailorbird is mostly found in moist tropical forests and…