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Warbler
Various Passeriformes (perching birds) are commonly referred to as warblers. They are not necessarily closely related to one another, but share some characteristics, such as being fairly small, vocal, and insectivorous. Sylvioid warblers These are somewhat more closely related to each other than to other warblers. They belong to a superfamily also containing Old World babblers, bulbuls, etc. * "Old World warblers", formerly all in the family Sylviidae: ** Leaf warblers, now in the family Phylloscopidae ** Bush warblers, now in the family Cettiidae ** Grass warblers and megalurid warblers, now in the family Locustellidae ** Marsh and tree warblers, now in the family Acrocephalidae ** Sylviid warblers or typical warblers, remaining in the family Sylviidae ** Cisticolid warblers, now in the family Cisticolidae ** Malagasy warblers, now in the family Bernieridae Passeroid warblers The two families of American warblers are part of another superfamily, which unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old World Warbler
The Old World warblers are a large group of birds formerly grouped together in the bird family Sylviidae. They are not closely related to the New World warblers. The family held over 400 species in over 70 genera, and were the source of much taxonomic confusion. Two families were split out initially, the cisticolas into Cisticolidae and the kinglets into Regulidae. In the past 20–30 years they have been the subject of much research and many species are now placed into other families, including the Acrocephalidae, Cettiidae, Phylloscopidae, and Megaluridae. In addition some species have been moved into existing families or have not yet had their placement fully resolved. Only a small number of warblers, in just two genera, are now retained in the family Sylviidae. Characteristics Most Old World warblers are of generally undistinguished appearance, though some species are boldly marked. The sexes are often identical, but may be clearly distinct, notably in the genera '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parulidae
The New World warblers or wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds that make up the family Parulidae and are restricted to the New World. The family contains 120 species. They are not closely related to Old World warblers or Australian warblers. Most are arboreal, but some, like the ovenbird and the two waterthrushes, are primarily terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores. This group likely originated in northern Central America, where the greatest number of species and diversity between them is found. From there, they spread north during the interglacial periods, mainly as bird migration, migrants, returning to the ancestral region in winter. Two genera, ''Myioborus'' and ''Basileuterus'', seem to have colonized South America early, perhaps before the two continents were linked, and together constitute most warbler species of that region. The scientific name for the family, Parulidae, originates from the fact that Carl Linnaeus, Linn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peucedramidae
The olive warbler (''Peucedramus taeniatus'') is a small passerine bird. It is the only member of the genus ''Peucedramus'' and the family (biology), family Peucedramidae. This species breeds from southern Arizona and New Mexico, USA, south through Mexico to Nicaragua. It is the only bird family endemic to North America (including Central America). It was in the past classed with the Parulidae (New World warblers), but DNA studies suggest that it split early from the other related passerines, prior to the differentiation of the entire New World warbler/American sparrow/Icterid group. It is therefore now given a family of its own. It is an insectivorous species of coniferous forests. Though it is often said to be bird migration, non-migratory, most New Mexican birds leave the state from November to late February. It lays 3–4 eggs in a tree nest. Taxonomy The olive warbler was originally placed in the New World warbler (family Parulidae) genus ''Dendroica'', a group which it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olive Warbler
The olive warbler (''Peucedramus taeniatus'') is a small passerine bird. It is the only member of the genus ''Peucedramus'' and the family Peucedramidae. This species breeds from southern Arizona and New Mexico, USA, south through Mexico to Nicaragua. It is the only bird family endemic to North America (including Central America). It was in the past classed with the Parulidae (New World warblers), but DNA studies suggest that it split early from the other related passerines, prior to the differentiation of the entire New World warbler/American sparrow/Icterid group. It is therefore now given a family of its own. It is an insectivorous species of coniferous forests. Though it is often said to be non-migratory, most New Mexican birds leave the state from November to late February. It lays 3–4 eggs in a tree nest. Taxonomy The olive warbler was originally placed in the New World warbler (family Parulidae) genus '' Dendroica'', a group which it closely resembles, particularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cettiidae
Cettiidae is a newly validated family of small insectivorous songbirds (" warblers"), formerly placed in the Old World warbler "wastebin" assemblage. It contains the typical bush warblers ('' Cettia'') and their relatives. As a common name, cettiid warblers is usually used. Some taxonomic authorities include this entire family, along with the related genera ''Erythrocercus'' and '' Scotocerca'', in an enlarged family Scotocercidae. Its members occur mainly in Asia, ranging into Oceania and Europe. The pseudo-tailorbirds, tesias and stubtails, as well as '' Tickellia'' and '' Abroscopus'' warblers, are mostly found in the forests of south and southeastern Asia, with one species of stubtail reaching as far north as Japan and Siberia. Only one species, Neumann's warbler (''Hemitesia neumanni''), occurs in Africa. The range of the genus '' Cettia'' extends west to Western Europe, while that of '' Horornis'' extends well into the Pacific, as far as Fiji and Palau. Most of the spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phylloscopidae
Leaf warblers are small insectivorous passerine birds belonging to the genus ''Phylloscopus''. Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the family Phylloscopidae, introduced in 2006. The family originally included the genus ''Seicercus'', but all species have been moved to ''Phylloscopus'' in the most recent classification. Leaf warblers are active, constantly moving, often flicking their wings as they glean the foliage for insects along the branches of trees and bushes. They forage at various levels within forests, from the top canopy to the understorey. Most of the species are markedly territorial both in their summer and winter quarters. Most are greenish or brownish above and off-white or yellowish below. Compared to some other "warblers", their songs are very simple. Species breeding in temperate regions are usually strongly migratory. Description The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cisticolidae
The family Cisticolidae is a group of about 160 warblers, small passerine birds found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They were formerly included within the Old World warbler family Sylviidae. This family probably originated in Africa, which has the majority of species, but there are representatives of the family across tropical Asia into Australasia, and one species, the zitting cisticola, breeds in Europe. These are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub. They are often difficult to see and many species are similar in appearance, so the song is often the best identification guide. These are insectivorous birds which nest low in vegetation. Taxonomy The family was introduced (as Cisticolinae) by the Swedish zoologist Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1872. Many taxonomists place the red-winged prinia and the red-fronted prinia in the genus ''Prinia'' rather than in their own monotypic genera. Suppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree Warbler
Tree warblers are medium-sized warblers in the marsh- and tree-warbler family Acrocephalidae. They are found in Europe, Africa and western Asia. Until recently, they were all classified in the single genus '' Hippolais''. These warblers are associated with trees, though normally in fairly open woodland rather than tight plantations. Compared with the closely related '' Acrocephalus'' species, tree warblers have squarer tails and broader bill-bases. Most are unstreaked greenish or brownish above and cream or white below. They are insectivorous, but will occasionally take berries or seeds. The species breeding in temperate regions are mostly strongly migratory. Taxonomy All the tree warblers were formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" family Sylviidae but are now separated in the family Acrocephalidae, along with the marsh warblers, '' Acrocephalus'', and some related species. Considerable evidence, much of it summarised in Parkin et al. (2004), suggests that the genus ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernieridae
The tetrakas, also known as the Malagasy warblers, are a recently validated family of songbirds. They were formally named Bernieridae in 2010. The family currently consists of eleven species (in eight genera) of small forest birds. These birds are all endemic to Madagascar. In 1934, the monophyly of this group was proposed by Finn Salomonsen but the traditional assignments of these birds were maintained, mistaken by their convergent evolution and the lack of dedicated research. The families to which the Malagasy warblers were formerly assigned—Pycnonotidae (bulbuls) and even more so Timaliidae (Old World babblers) and the Old World warbler—were used as " wastebin taxa", uniting unrelated lineages that were somewhat similar ecologically and morphologically. It was not until the analysis of mtDNA cytochrome ''b'' and 16S rRNA as well as nDNA RAG-1 and RAG-2 exon sequence data, that the long-proposed grouping was accepted. Taxonomy and systematics The family contains 11 sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locustellidae
Locustellidae is a recently recognised family of small insectivorous songbirds (" warblers"), formerly placed in the Old World warbler " wastebin" family. It contains the grasshopper warblers, grassbirds, and the '' Bradypterus'' " bush warblers". These birds occur mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. The family name is sometimes given as Megaluridae, but Locustellidae has priority. The name derives from the type genus name ''Locustella'', which is from Latin and is a diminutive of ''locusta'', "grasshopper". Like the English name grasshopper warbler, this refers to the insect-like song of many species of ''Locustella'', most notably the common grasshopper warbler ''Locustella naevia''. The species are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed; the scientific name of the genus ''Megalurus'' in fact means "the large-tailed one" in plain English. They are less wren-like than the typical shrub-warblers ('' Cettia''), but they are similarl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
