THE WORLD BIRDS: Malagasy Warblers (Bernieridae)
These warbler-like birds are found in Madagascar.
They are small forest birds and are not closely related to the
Sylviidae Warblers or the
Timaliidae Babblers that they have been previously linked with. Their resemblance is due to convergent evolution. Most Malagasy warblers live in the humid rainforests in the east of Madagascar, though a few species are found in the drier south west of the island. They feed on insects and will form mixed-species feeding flocks of up to six species while foraging.
Genus Bernieria - 1 species
Bernieria, Long-billed Bernieria madagascariensis Found: Madagascar
Image by: 1)
Daniel Guip 2) Dick Daniels - Madagascar 3)
Robert Lewis


Genus Crossleyia - 1 species
Yellowbrow, Madagascar also
Yellow-browed Oxylabes Crossleyia xanthophrys Found: Madagascar
Image by: 1)
nlb birder
Genus Cryptosylvicola - 1 species
Warbler, Cryptic Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi Found: Madagascar
Image by: 1)
Marcus Lilje
Genus Hartertula - 1 species
Jery, Wedge-tailed Hartertula flavoviridis Found: east Madagascar
Image by: 1)
Ross Tsai 2)
Kristian Svensson

Genus Oxylabes - 1 species
Oxylabes, White-throated Oxylabes madagascariensis Found: Madagascar
Image by: 1)
Joseph Smit 2)
Paul French

Genus Randia - 1 species
Warbler, Rand's Randia pseudozosterops Found: Madagascar
Image by: 1)
foto lulu
Genus Thamnornis - 1 species
Thamnornis Thamnornis chloropetoides Found: Madagascar
Image by: 1)
Ross Tsai 2)
Kristian Sevensson

Genus Xanthomixis
Tetraka, Appert's Xanthomixis apperti Found: southwest Madagascar
Image by: 1)
Laval Roy 2)
Marcus Lilje

Tetrala,_Dusky Xanthomixis tenebrosa Found: Madagascar
Image by: 1)
hbw.com
Tetraka, Gray-crowned Xanthomixis cinereiceps Found: Eastern and northern Madagascar
Image by: 1)
Paul Ellis
Tetraka, Spectacled Xanthomixis zosterops Found: Madagascar
Image by: 1)
David Cook 2)
Kristian Sevensson

The Cisticolidae family of small passerine birds is a group of about 110 warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. 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, even 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.
Genus Apalis
They are found in forest, woodlands and scrub across most parts of sub-Saharan Africa. They are slender birds with long tails and have a slender bill for catching insects. They are typically brown, grey or green above and several species have brightly coloured underparts. Males and females are usually similar in appearance.
Apalis,_Bamenda Apalis bamendae Found: Cameroon
Image by:
1)
Nigel Voaden 2)
Marcel Holyoak

Apalis,_Bar-throated Apalis thoracica Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Brian Ralphs - South Africa 2)
Derek_Keats 3)
Arno_Meintjes


Apalis,_Black-capped Apalis nigriceps Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Henrik Gronvold 2)
Francesco Veronesi - Ghana
1) Male - top; female - bottom

Apalis,_Black-collared Apalis pulchra Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Nick Athanas - Kenya 2)
John Gerrard Keulemans 3)
Mike Comber - Kenya


Apalis,_Black-faced also
Mountain-masked Apalis Apalis personata Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Tom Tarrant - Uganda 2)
Lip Kee - Rwanda

Apalis,_Black-headed Apalis melanocephala Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Francesco Veronesi - Malawi 2)
Nik_Borrow - Tanzania

Apalis,_Black-throated Apalis jacksoni Found: Africa
Image by:
1, 2) Dave Curtis - Kenya 3, 4)
Nick Athanas - Kenya



Apalis,_Brown-headed Apalis alticola Found: central and east Africa
Image by: 1)
Per_Holmen - Tanzania 2)
Nik_Borrow 3)
Louis_Andre_Hansen 4)
Barbara Lawrence - Tanzani



Apalis,_Buff-throated Apalis rufogularis Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Per_Holmen - Tanzania 2)
Marc_LANGUY - Central African Republic 3)
John_Caddick
1, 2) Female 3) Male


Apalis,_Chapin's Apalis chapini Found: Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia
Image by: 1)
Peter_Steward 2)
Per_Holmen - Tanzania
3)
Louis_Andre_Hansen - Tanzania


Apalis,_Chestnut-throated Apalis porphyrolaema Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Tom Tarrant 2)
Francesco Veronesi - Uganda

Apalis,_Chirinda Apalis chirindensis Found: Zimbabwe, Mozambique.
Image by: 1)
hbw.com 2)
Peter Ginn - Zimbabwe

Apalis,_Gosling's Apalis goslingi Found: Africa
Image by:
1, 2) Marc_LANGUY - Cameroon 3)
Steve Lewis


Apalis,_Gray Apalis cinerea Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Peter Steward - Kenya
2, 3) Carol Foil - Kenya 4)
Nick Athanas - Kenya



Apalis,_Karamoja Apalis karamojae Found: Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya
Image by: 1)
Steve Popple - Tanzania 2)
Per Holmen 3)
Seronera_MikeGraham


Apalis,_Kungwe Apalis argentea Found: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania.
Image by: 1)
hbw.com
Apalis,_Masked also
Lowland Masked Apalis Apalis binotata Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels - specimen in
Nairobi National Museum, Kenya 2)
Nik Borrow

Apalis,_Rudd's Apalis ruddi
Found: Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa
Image by: 1)
Francesco Veronesi 2, 3) Derek_Keats


Apalis,_Ruwenzori also
Collared Apalis Apalis ruwenzorii
Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Marcell Claassen - Rwanda
Apalis,_Sharpe's Apalis sharpii Found: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone.
Image by: 1)
Francesco_Veronesi - Ghana 2)
Nik Borrow - Ghana 3)
Mike Barth 4)
Paul_Matson - Ghana



Apalis,_White-winged Apalis chariessa Found:
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania.
Image by: 1)
Dave_Montreuil 2)
Margaret_Westrop

Apalis,_Yellow-breasted Apalis flavida Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Steve Garvie - Abuko, The Gambia 2)
Darren
Bellerby - Crater Lake, Naivasha, Kenya
3, 4) Dick Daniels - Masai Mara 5)
Nick Athanas - Kenya 6)
Derek_Keats - South Africa





Genus Artisornis
Tailorbird,_African also
Red-capped Forest-Warbler Artisornis metopias Found: Mozambique, Tanzania
Image by: 1)
Per_Holmen 2)
Pinned 3)
Pinned


Tailorbird,_Longbilled Artisornis moreaui Found: Mozambique, Tanzania
Image by: )
Per Holmen 2)
Markus_Lilje

Genus Bathmocercus
Warbler, Black-capped Rufous- also
Black-headed Rufous-Warbler Bathmocercus cerviniventris
Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Joseph Smit
Warbler, Black-faced Rufous Bathmocercus rufus Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Lee Hunter - Uganda
Genus Calamonastes
Warbler, Barred Wren- Calamonastes fasciolatus Found: southern Africa
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels - specimen in
Nairobi National Museum, Kenya 2)
Ian White

Warbler, Gray Wren Calamonastes simplex
Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
C. E. Lodge 2)
Carol Foil - Samburu
District, Kenya

Warbler, Miombo Wren- also
Stirlings Wren-Warbler Calamonastes undosus Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Nigel Voaden - Congo 2)
Dian Derksen - Botswana
2) Stirlings Wren-Warbler:
Calamonastes (undosus) stierlingi

Genus Camaroptera
Camaroptera,_Gray-backed Camaroptera brevicaudata Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Derek_Keats - South Africa 2)
Carol Foil - Kenya

Camaroptera,_Green-backed Camaroptera brachyura Found: Africa
Image by:
1) Dick Daniels - specimen in
Nairobi National Museum, Kenya 2)
Jerry Oldenettel - Namibia
3)
Francesco Veronesi - Malawi 4)
Ian White



Camaroptera_ Olive-green Camaroptera chloronota Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Dave Curtis - Kenya 2)
Solomaverick

Camaroptera,_Yellow-browed Camaroptera superciliaris Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Marcel Holyoak - Cameroon 2)
Francesco_Veronesi - Ghana

Genus Cisticola
Because of their small size and brown plumage, they are more easily heard than seen.
The female builds a discreet nest deep in the grasses, often binding living leaves into the soft fabric of felted plant down, cobweb, and grass. The following refernces have been used for some descriptions:
Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman, Turner and Pearson.
Bird of Southern Africa by Newman.
Cisticola, Aberdare Cisticola aberdare Found: Kenya
Image by:
1)
Dave Curtis 2)
Peter Steward 3)
Pinned


Cisticola, Ashy Cisticola cinereolus Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Frederic Salein - Kenya 2)
Mark Piazzi - Ethiopia

Cisticola, Black-backed Cisticola eximius Found: Africa
Image by:
1, 2, 3) Joseph Mochoge - Gilgil, Kenya 4)
Dave Curtis - Kenya
1, 2) Female 3) Male



Cisticola,_Black-lored Cisticola nigriloris Found: Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia
Image by:
1)
Dave Appleton - Malawi 2)
Per_Holmen - Tanzaniaq

Cisticola,_Black-tailed also
Slender-tailed Cisticola Cisticola melanurus Found: Angola, D.R. Congo
Image by: 1)
Henrik Gronvold 2, 3) Michael_Mills


Cisticola, Boran Cisticola bodessa Found: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan
Image by:
1, 2) Carol Foil - Kenya 3)
Paul van Giersbergen - Ethiopia


Cisticola, Bubbling Cisticola bulliens Found: Angola, DR Congo
Image by:
1)
Tommy Pedersen - Angola
Cisticola,_Carruthers's Cisticola carruthersi
Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Hans Oloffson - Uganda 2)
Brendan_Ryan - Uganda

Cisticola,_Chattering Cisticola anonymus Found: Africa
Image by:
1) Seth of Rabi - Nigeria 2)
Nik_Borrow - Gabon 3)
Ron Hoff - Gabon


Cisticola,_Chirping Cisticola pipiens Found: southern Africa
Image by: 1)
Lip Kee - Botswana 2)
Ron Knight - Botswana 3)
Mark_Paxton - Namibia


Cisticola, Chubb's Cisticola chubbi Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Peter Steward - Kenya 2)
Dave Curtis - Kenya 3)
naturgucker.de


Cisticola, Churring Cisticola njombe Found: Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia.
Image by: 1)
Fancesco Veronesi - Malawi 2)
Dave Appleton - Malawi 3)
Nik_Borrow


Cisticola, Cloud Cisticola textrix Found: mostly in South Africa
Image by: 1)
Alan Manson 2)
Derek_Keats

Cisticola,_Cloud-scraping also
Dambo Cisticola Cisticola dambo Found: Angola, the DRC, Zambia
Image by: 1)
Maans_Booysen - Angola 2)
Pinned

Cisticola, Croaking Cisticola natalensis Found: Africa
Image by:
1) Dick Daniels - specimen in
Nairobi National Museum, Kenya 2)
Dave Curtis - Kenya 3)
Aaron Maizlish - Ghana 4)
Joseph Mochoge - Gilgil, Kenya



Cisticola, Desert Cisticola aridulus Found: Africa
Image by:
1, 2) Lip Kee - Kenya 3)
Ian White - Botswana


Cisticola, Dorst's Cisticola guinea Found: Africa
Image by:
1, 2) Ron Knight - Cameroon

Cisticola,_Foxy Cisticola troglodytes Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels - specimen in
Nairobi National Museum, Kenya 2)
Raphaël Jordan - Ethiopia 3)
Thomas_Varto_Nielsen - Ethiopia 4)
Francesco Veronesi - Uganda



Cisticola,_Golden-headed Cisticola exilis China, India, southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philillipines, Australia
Image by: 1)
Aviceda - Queensland, Australia 2)
Shyamal 3) Geoff_Whalan 4)
Nick_Talbot 5, 6) David_Jenkins 7)
birdsaspoetry - Australia






Cisticola,_Gray Cisticola rufilatus Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Jeremy Smith- Zimbabwe 2)
Francesco_Veronesi - Kenya 3)
Pinned


Cisticola, Hunter's Cisticola hunteri Found: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels - specimen in
Nairobi National Museum, Kenya 2)
Peter Steward - Kenya 3)
Steve Garvie - Kenya


Cisticola, Lazy also
Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola aberrans Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Alan Manson - South Africa
2, 3) Ian White - South Africa


Cisticola, Levaillant's also
Tinkling Cisticola Cisticola tinniens Found: Africa
Image by:
1, 2) Craig Adam - South Africa
3) Dick Daniels - Kruger National Park, South Africa
4, 5) Carol Foil - Kenya




Cisticola, Madagascar Cisticola cherina Found: Madagascar, Seychelles
Image by: 1)
Andy Bunting 2)
Francesco_Veronesi 3)
Amy_McAndrews


Cisticola, Pale-crowned Cisticola cinnamomeus Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Alan Manson - South Africa 2)
Yolandé Oelsen

Cisticola,_Pectoral-patch Cisticola brunnescens Found: Africa
Image by:
1) Dick Daniels - Nairobi National Park 2)
Francesco Veronesi - Kenya 3)
Brian Butcher - Ethiopia 4)
Nik_Borrow - Ethiopia
1)
Identified by Jose Mochoge.



Cisticola, Piping also
Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Derek Keats 2)
Ian White 3)
Crawford

Cisticola, Rattling Cisticola chiniana Found: Africa
Image by:
1, 4) Ian White 2)
Alan Manson 3)
Jerry OLdenettel - Botswana 5)
Joseph Mochoge - Gilgil, Kenya
1) Juvenile 2) Female 3, 4, 5) Male




Cisticola, Red-faced Cisticola erythrops Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Alan Manson 2)
Peter Steward

Cisticola,_Red-headed also
Gray-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla Found: Angola, Namibia, South Africa
Image by:
1)
Alan Manson - South Africa 2)
Blake Matheson - South Africa
3, 4) Pixlab.co.za Sportphoto.co.za



Cisticola,_Red-pate Cisticola ruficeps Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Ron Knight - Cameroon 2)
Paul_van_Giersbergen

Cisticola, Rufous Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Nigel Voaden
Cisticola, Siffling also
Short-winged Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Carol Foil - Kenya 2) Dave Curtis - Nairobi National Park, Kenya
3, 4,
5, 6) Dick Daniels - Kigio Wildlife Conservancy (near Gilgil), Kenya





Cisticola, Singing Cisticola cantans Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Dave Curtis

Cisticola, Stout Cisticola robustus Found: Africa
Image by:
1, 2) Carol Foil - Kenya 3)
Wifflepeg - Kenya 4) Dave_Curtis



Cisticola,_Tabora also
Long-tailed Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Pinned
Cisticola,_Tana_River Cisticola restrictus Found: Kenya
Image by: 1)
hbw.com
Cisticola, Tiny Cisticola nana Found: Africa
Image by:
1, 2, 3) Jose Mochoge - Kenya
1, 2) Female 3) Male


Cisticola,_Trilling Cisticola woosnami Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Mike and Helen Cox - Uganda 2)
David Cook - Uganda 3)
Nigel_Voaden - DR Congo


Cisticola, Wailing Cisticola lais Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Alan Manson - South Africa 2)
Marcel Holyoak - Zambia 3)
Nik_Borrow


Cisticola, Whistling Cisticola lateralis Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Peter Steward - Kenya 2)
John_Hamilton - Gambia

Cisticola, Winding Cisticola galactotes Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels - specimen in
Nairobi National Museum, Kenya
2, 3) Dick - Nairobi National Park
2, 3) Tentative identification - the black line on head is problematic.


Cisticola, Wing-snapping Cisticola ayresii Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Joseph Wolf 2)
Alan Manson - South Africa
3, 4, 5, 6) Dick Daniels - near Nairobi, Kenya





Cisticola, Zitting also
Fan-tailed Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Found: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
Image by: 1)
JM Garg - West Bengal, India
2, 3) Ferran Pestana - Spain 4)
Ian White - Botswana



Genus Drymocichla
Warbler, Red-winged Gray Drymocichla incana Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Joseph Smit 2)
Michael and Helen Cox
Genus Eminia
Warbler, Gray-capped Eminia lepida Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels - specimen in
Nairobi National Museum, Kenya 2)
Demetrius Kessey - Tanzania 3)
Sergey Yeliseev - Kenya


Genus Eremomela
Eremomela,_Black-necked Eremomela atricollis Found: Africa
Immage by: 1)
Nigel Voaden - Congo
Eremomela,_Burnt-neck Eremomela usticollis Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Joseph Smit 2)
Ian White 3)
Johann du Preez - South Africa


Eremomela,_Green-backed Eremomela canescens Found: tropical Africa
Image by: 1)
Jason_Anderson
Eremomela,_Greencap also
Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels - specimen in
Nairobi National Museum, Kenya 2)
Derek_Keats - South Africa 3)
Maans_Booysen - Zimbabwe


Eremomela,_Rufous-crowned Eremomela badiceps Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Debbie - Central African Republic 2)
Francesco_Veronesi - Ghana

Eremomela,_Salvadori's Eremomela salvadorii Found: Angola, G `abon, Zaire, Zambia
Image by: 1)
Marc_LANGUY
Eremomela,_Senegal Eremomela pusilla Found: equatorial Africa
Image by: 1)
JV Verde - Gambia 2)
Muchaxo - Gambia 3)
Bruno_PORTIER


Eremomela,_Turner's Eremomela turneri Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
hbw.com 2)
Dave Curtis - Kenya

Eremomela,_Yellow-bellied Eremomela icteropygialis Found: soutn of the Sahara in Africa
Image by: 1)
Alan_Manson- South Africa 2)
Paul_van_Giersbergen

Eremomela,_Yellow-rumped also
Karoo Eremomela Eremomela gregalis Found: Namibia, South Africa
Image by: 1)
Dave Baddle South Africa 2)
Birdsurfer - South Africa 3)
Alan_Manson


Eremomela,_Yellow-vented Eremomela flavicrissalis Found: dry savannas of Africa
Image by:
1, 2) Dave Curtis
- Kenya

Genus Euryptila - 1 species
Warbler, Cinnamon-breasted also
Kopje Warbler Euryptila subcinnamomea Found: Namibia, South Africa
Image by:
1)
Alan Manson - South Africa
Genus Heliolais - 1 species
Warbler, Red-winged Heliolais erythropterus Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels - specimen in
Nairobi National Museum, Kenya 2)
Nik_Borrow

Genus Hypergerus - 1 species
Warbler, Oriole Hypergerus atriceps Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo 2)
Dick Daniels - San Diego Zoo 3)
Steve_Garvie - Gambia


Genus Incana - 1 species
Warbler,_Socotra Incana incana Found: Socotra - off Somalia
Image by: 1)
Morten Ross
Genus Malcorus - 1 species
Warbler, Rufous-eared Malcorus pectoralis Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Alastair Rae 2)
Mike Richardson - South Africa

Genus Micromacronus
Warbler,_Letye_Plumed- also
Visayan Minature-Babbler Micromacronus leytensis Found; Philippines
Image by: 1)
Yann Muzika - Samar, Philippines
Warbler,_Mindanao_Plumed- also
Mindanao Minature-Babbler Micromacronus sordidus Found; Philippines
Image by: 1)
Tonji_Ramos
Genus Neomixis
These three African Warblers are endemic to Madagascar. The
Wedge-tailed Jerry was previously considered to be part of this genus.
Jery, Common Neomixis tenella Found: Madagascar
Image by: 1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Ross Tsai 3, 4, 5) Dick Daniels Kirindy Forest, Madagascar



Jery, Green Neomixis viridis Found: Madagascar
Image by: 1)
Laval Roy
Jery, Stipe-throated Neomixis striatigula Found: Madagascar
Image by: 1)
John Gerrard Keuelmans 2)
Robert Lewis 3)
Bryan Smith


Genus Orthotomus
These warblers are usually brightly colored, with green or grey upperparts and yellow white or gray underparts. They often have chestnut on the head. Tailorbirds have short rounded wings, short tails, strong legs and long curved bills. The tail is typically held upright, like a wren. They are typically found in open woodland, scrub and gardens. They get their name from the way their nest is constructed. The edges of a large leaf are pierced and sewn together with plant fibre or spider's web to make a cradle in which the actual grass nest is built. Tailorbirds are found mainly in southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines.
Tailoerbird, Ashy Orthotomus ruficeps Found: southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Image by: 1)
Lip Kee - Singapore 2)
Melvin Yap - Singapore 3)
Manjeet Singh - Malaysia


Tailorbird,_Cambodian Orthotomus chaktomuk Found: Cambodia
Image by: 1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Tony Sawbridge 3)
James Eaton


Tailorbird, Common Orthotomus sutorius Found: Asia
Image by:
1, 4)
J M Garg - Hyderabad , India 2)
Yim Hafiz 3)
Bhardwaj
Shanthanu - India
1, 2, 3) Male 4) Female



Tailorbird, Dark-necked Orthotomus atrogularis Found: Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
Image by:
1)
Lip Kee - Indonesia 2)
NatureAtYourBackyard 3)
Rushen - Thailand 4)
Charlie Westerinen - northern Thailand



Tailorbird,_Gray-backed Orthotomus derbianus Found: Philippines
Image by:
1)
Joseph Wolf 2)
Neon Rosell 3)
Rafael Vila


Tailorbird,_Green-backed Orthotomus chloronotus Found: Philippines
Image by: 1)
Ramon J Quisumbing
Tailorbird, Olive-backed Orthotomus sepium Found:
Java and Bali in Indonesia
Image by:
1)
Wade Strickland - West Java 2)
laloq3 - malaysia

Tailorbird, Philippine Orthotomus castaneiceps Found: Philippines
Image by:
1)
Dominic Deloso
Tailorbird, Rufous-fronted Orthotomus frontalis Found: Philippines
Image by:
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Marcel Holyoak 3)
Ramon_Quisumbing


Tailorbird, Rufous-tailed Orthotomus sericeus Found: southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
mage by:
1,
2) Rackk67 Orthotomus sutorius

Tailorbird,_Visayan also
Philippine Tailorbird Orthotomus castaneiceps Found: Philippines
Image by: 1)
Jon Hornbuckle
Tailorbird,_White-browed also
Black-headed Tailorbird Orthotomus nigriceps Found: Philippines
Image by: 1)
Ramon_Quisumbing 2)
Benedict De Laender

Tailorbird. White-eared Orthotomus cinereiceps Found: Philippines
Image by:
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Bram Demeulemeester

Tailorbird,_Yellow-breasted Orthotomus samarensis Found: Philippines
Image by: 1)
Jon Hornbuckle 2)
Patrik Jonasson

Genus Phyllolais - 1 Genus
Warbler, Buff-bellied Phyllolais pulchella Found: Africa
Image by:
1)
Peter Steward - Kenya
Genus Poliolais - 1 species
Warbler, White-tailed Poliolais lopezi Found: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria
Image by:
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Nigel Voadem - Cameroon

Genus Prinia
The prinias are tropical and subtropical, the roughly thirty species being divided fairly equally between Africa and Asia. They are mainly of open habitats such as long grass or scrub, in which they are not easily seen. They are mainly resident, migration being limited to local cold weather movements. Prinias have short wings but long tapering tails. They are fairly drab birds, brown or gray above (sometimes with dark streaks) and whitish below. Some species have different breeding and non-breeding plumages. The bill is a typical insectivore's, thin and slightly curved. There are approximately 25 species.
Prinia,_Ashy Prinia socialis Found: India region
Image by:
1, 2, 3)
J M Garg - Lotus Pond, Hyderabad, India.


Prinia,_Banded Prinia bairdii Found: Africa
Image by: 1)
Dick Daniels - specimen in
Nairobi National Museum, Kenya 2)
Steve Garvie - Kenya 3)
Nik Borrow
1) unrealistic eye


Prinia,_Bar-winged Prinia familiaris Found: Indonesia
Image by:
1, 2, 3) Lip Kee - Java


Prinia,_Black-chested Prinia flavicans Found: Africa
Image by:
1, 2) Ian White - Botswana 3)
Charles_J_Sharp - South Africa 4)
William Nortje - Namibia



Prinia,_Black-throated Prinia atrogularis Found: eastern Himalayas
Image by: 1)
Jerry Oldenettel - Thailand 2)
Naturelly 3)
Ian White - Botswana


Prinia,_Brown Prinia polychroa Found: China, southeast Asia, Indonesia
Image by: 1)
JJ Harrison - Thailand 2)
Jan_Fischer_Rasmussen - Thailand

Prinia,_Drakensberg Prinia hypoxantha Found: South Africa
Image by: 1)
Alan Manson 2)
Francesco Veronesi

Prinia,_Graceful Prinia gracilis Found: Africa, Asia
Image by: 1)
Tarique Sani - India 2)
Imran_Shah - Pakistan 3)
Noel Reynolds - Abu Dhabi


Prinia,_Gray-breasted Prinia hodgsonii Found: Asia
Image by: 1)
J M Garg - India 2)
Imran_Shah - Pakistan 3)
Darren
Bellerby 4)
Lip Kee - India 5)
Joby_Joseph



Prinia,_Gray-crowned Prinia cinereocapilla Found: Bhutan, India, Nepal
Image by: 1)
Padmanav_Kundu - India
Prinia,_Hill Prinia superciliaris Found: China, southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia
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Francesco_Veronesi - Thailand
2, 3) Gary_Kinard - Thailand


Prinia,_Jungle Prinia sylvatica Found: Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka
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1, 2) Joby Josleph 3)
JM Garg - India
1) Juvenile


Prinia,_Karoo Prinia maculosa Found: southern Africa
Image by: 1) Derek Keats - South Africa 2)
Logan Kahle - South Africa 3)
Mike Richardson - South Africa 4)
Robert_Muckley



Prinia,_Namaqua Prinia substriata Found: Nambia, South Africa
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Maans_Booysen
Prinia,_Pale Prinia somalica Found: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan
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Graham Ekins - Ethiopia 2)
Francesco_Veronesi - Kenya

Prinia,_Plain Prinia inornata Found: Asia
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1, 2) JM Garg in Kolkata, West Bengal, Indi 3)
Lin_Sun_Fong - Taiwan.


Prinia,_Red-winged Prinia erythroptera Found: Africa
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Michael_Andersen
Prinia,_River Prinia fluviatilis Found: Africa
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1)
Ron Knight - Cameroon 2)
Jan Fischer Rasmussen - Niger 3)
Nik Borrow


Prinia,_Roberts's Prinia robertsi Found: Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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Per_Holmen - Zimbabwe
Prinia,_Rufescent Prinia rufescens Found: south Asia
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1)
Ron Knight 2, 3) Vijay Ismavel


Prinia,_Rufous-fronted Prinia buchanani Found: India and Pakistan
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1)
Koshy Koshy - India 2)
Lip Kee - India 3)
Aaron_Maizlish


Prinia,_Rufous-vented also
Long-tailed Grass-Warbler Prinia burnesii Found: Asia
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Naveen Toppo 2)
Saurabhsawantphoto 3)
Abhinav_Chaudhary


Prinia,_São Tomé Prinia molleri Founds: islands off west central Africa
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1, 2) naturgucker

Prinia,_Striated Prinia crinigera Found: southern Asia
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1)
KC Hung 2)
Cheer2 - Taiwan

Prinia,_Swamp Prinia cinerascens Found:India, Bangladesh
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Ali Arsh
Prinia,_Tawny-flanked Prinia subflava Found: Africa
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Arno Meintjes 2)
Joseph Mochoge - Gilgil, Kenya 3)
Bernard_Dupont - South Africa


Prinia,_Yellow-bellied Prinia flaviventris Found: Asia
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Darren Bellerby - Hong Kong Wetland Park, Hong Kong 2)
Earthshine - Hong
Kong 3)
Ray Cui 4)
Imran_Shah - Pakistan 5)
Andy_Li




Genus Scepomycter - 1 species
Warbler,_Winifred's also
Mrs Moreau's Warbler Scepomycter winifredae Found: Tanzania
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hbw.com
Genus Schistolais
Prinia,_Sierra_Leone Schistolais leontica Found: Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
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1, 2) Ben Phalan - Liberia

Prinia,_White-chinned Schistolais leucopogon Found: Africa
1)
Peter Steward - Kenya 2)
Hans Olofsson

Genus Spiloptila - 1 species
Longtail, Cricket also
Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans Found:Africa
Image by:
1)
Nicolas Le Jeune 2)
Tomas Svensson 3)
Brendan_Ryan


Genus Urolais - 1 species
Longtail,_Green Urolais epichlorus Found: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria.
1)
John Gerrard Keulemans 2)
Christian_Artuso - Cameroon

Genus Urorhipis - 1 species
Warbler, Red-fronted Urorhipis rufifrons Found: Africa
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1)
Peter Steward - Kenya