Acrocephalidae

The Acrocephalidae (the reed warblers, marsh- and tree-warblers, or acrocephalid warblers) are a family of oscine passerine birds, in the superfamily Sylvioidea.

Acrocephalidae
Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Superfamily: Sylvioidea
Family: Acrocephalidae
Salvin, 1882
Genera

Acrocephalus
Chloropeta
Hippolais
Iduna
Calamonastides
Nesillas

The species in this family are usually rather large "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Genus Acrocephalus

Marsh-warblers. About 43 species; para- or polyphyletic.

  • Moustached warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon
  • Aquatic warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola
  • Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Speckled reed warbler, Acrocephalus sorghophilus
  • Black-browed reed warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
  • Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola
  • Manchurian reed warbler, Acrocephalus tangorum
  • Blunt-winged warbler, Acrocephalus concinens
  • Common reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
    • Caspian reed warbler, Acrocephalus (scirpaceus) fuscus
    • Mangrove reed warbler, Acrocephalus (scirpaceus) avicenniae
  • Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum
  • Marsh warbler, Acrocephalus palustris
  • Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
  • Oriental reed warbler, Acrocephalus orientalis
  • Clamorous reed warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus
  • Large-billed reed warbler, Acrocephalus orinus
  • Basra reed warbler, Acrocephalus griseldis
  • Australian reed warbler, Acrocephalus australis
  • ✝Nightingale reed warbler, Acrocephalus luscinius
  • Saipan reed warbler, Acrocephalus hiwae
  • ✝Aguiguan reed warbler, Acrocephalus nijoiextinct (c.1997)
  • ✝Mangareva reed warbler, Acrocephalus astrolabiiextinct (mid-19th century?)
  • ✝Pagan reed warbler, Acrocephalus yamashinae extinct (1970s)
  • Caroline reed warbler, Acrocephalus syrinx
  • Nauru reed warbler, Acrocephalus rehsei
  • Millerbird, Acrocephalus familiaris
    • ✝Laysan millerbird, Acrocephalus familiaris familiarisextinct (late 1910s)
  • Bokikokiko, Acrocephalus aequinoctialis
  • Tahiti reed warbler, Acrocephalus caffer
  • Moorea reed warbler, Acrocephalus longirostris
  • ✝Garrett's reed warbler, Acrocephalus garrettiextinct (19th century?)
    • ✝Raiatea reed warbler, Acrocephalus caffer musaeextinct (19th century?)
  • Tuamotu reed warbler, Acrocephalus atyphus
  • Rimatara reed warbler, Acrocephalus rimatarae
  • Pitcairn reed warbler, Acrocephalus vaughani
  • Henderson reed warbler, Acrocephalus taiti
  • Northern Marquesan reed warbler, Acrocephalus percernis
  • Southern Marquesan reed warbler, Acrocephalus mendanae
  • Cook reed warbler, Acrocephalus kerearako
  • Greater swamp warbler, Acrocephalus rufescens
  • Cape Verde warbler, Acrocephalus brevipennis
  • Lesser swamp warbler, Acrocephalus gracilirostris
  • Madagascar swamp warbler, Acrocephalus newtoni
  • Rodrigues warbler, Acrocephalus rodericanus
  • Seychelles warbler, Acrocephalus sechellensis
  • Grande Comore brush warbler, Acrocephalus brevicaudata

Genus Arundinax

  • Thick-billed warbler, Arundinax aedon

Genus Iduna

Genus Hippolais

Genus Calamonastides

  • Papyrus yellow warbler, Calamonastides gracilirostris

Genus Graueria

  • Grauer's warbler, Graueria vittata

Genus Nesillas

Brush warblers. 5 living species, 1 recently extinct.

  • Aldabra brush warbler, Nesillas aldabrana (extinct: c.1984)
  • Anjouan brush warbler, Nesillas longicaudata
  • Malagasy brush warbler, Nesillas typica
  • Grand Comoro brush warbler, Nesillas brevicaudata
  • Moheli brush warbler, Nesillas mariae
  • Subdesert brush warbler, Nesillas lantzii

References

  • del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-06-X.
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