Bird group

Sylviid Warblers

32 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Abyssinian Catbird
Sylvia galinieri
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Abyssinian Catbird is a sylviid warbler of East African highland forest and montane scrub. It moves through scrub, woodland, hedges,…

African Desert Warbler
Curruca deserti
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Desert Warbler is a sylviid warbler of North African, Middle Eastern, and southwestern Asian scrub and dry country. It moves…

African Hill Babbler
Sylvia abyssinica
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The African Hill Babbler is a sylviid warbler of East African highland forest and montane scrub. It moves through scrub, woodland, hedges,…

Arabian Warbler
Curruca leucomelaena
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Arabian Warbler is a sylviid warbler of North African, Middle Eastern, and southwestern Asian scrub and dry country. It moves through…

Asian Desert Warbler
Curruca nana
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Asian Desert Warbler is a sylviid warbler of North African, Middle Eastern, and southwestern Asian scrub and dry country. It moves…

Balearic Warbler
Curruca balearica
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Balearic Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves through…

Banded Parisoma
Curruca boehmi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Banded Parisoma is a sylviid warbler of North African, Middle Eastern, and southwestern Asian scrub and dry country. It moves through…

Barred Warbler
Curruca nisoria
Least Concern≈ ~460K

The Barred Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves through scrub,…

Brown Parisoma
Curruca lugens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Brown Parisoma is a sylviid warbler of North African, Middle Eastern, and southwestern Asian scrub and dry country. It moves through…

Bush Blackcap
Sylvia nigricapillus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bush Blackcap is a sylviid warbler of East African highland forest and montane scrub. It moves through scrub, woodland, hedges, and…

Chestnut-vented Warbler
Curruca subcoerulea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-vented Warbler is a sylviid warbler of North African, Middle Eastern, and southwestern Asian scrub and dry country. It moves…

Cyprus Warbler
Curruca melanothorax
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Cyprus Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Cyprus and nearby eastern Mediterranean scrub. It moves through scrub, woodland, hedges, and…

Dartford Warbler
Curruca undata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Dartford Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves through…

Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler
Sylvia dohrni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Dohrn's Thrush-Babbler is a sylviid warbler of East African highland forest and montane scrub. It moves through scrub, woodland,…

Eastern Orphean Warbler
Curruca crassirostris
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Eastern Orphean Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves…

Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Curruca cantillans
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Eastern Subalpine Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves…

Eurasian Blackcap
Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Least Concern≈ ~161M

The Eurasian Blackcap is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves through…

Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
Least Concern≈ ~124M

The Garden Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves through scrub,…

Greater Whitethroat
Curruca communis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Greater Whitethroat is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves through…

Layard's Warbler
Curruca layardi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Layard's Warbler is a sylviid warbler of North African, Middle Eastern, and southwestern Asian scrub and dry country. It moves through…

Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca curruca
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Lesser Whitethroat is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves through…

Marmora's Warbler
Curruca sarda
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Marmora's Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves through…

Menetries's Warbler
Curruca mystacea
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Menetries's Warbler is a sylviid warbler of North African, Middle Eastern, and southwestern Asian scrub and dry country. It moves…

Moltoni's Warbler
Curruca subalpina
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Moltoni's Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves through…

Rwenzori Hill Babbler
Sylvia atriceps
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rwenzori Hill Babbler is a sylviid warbler of East African highland forest and montane scrub. It moves through scrub, woodland, hedges,…

Rüppell's Warbler
Curruca ruppeli
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rüppell's Warbler is a sylviid warbler of North African, Middle Eastern, and southwestern Asian scrub and dry country. It moves through…

Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sardinian Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves through…

Spectacled Warbler
Curruca conspicillata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Spectacled Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves through…

Tristram's Warbler
Curruca deserticola
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tristram's Warbler is a sylviid warbler of North African, Middle Eastern, and southwestern Asian scrub and dry country. It moves…

Western Orphean Warbler
Curruca hortensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Western Orphean Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves…

Western Subalpine Warbler
Curruca iberiae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Western Subalpine Warbler is a sylviid warbler of Europe, the Mediterranean, western Asia, and African wintering regions. It moves…

Yemen Warbler
Curruca buryi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yemen Warbler is a sylviid warbler of North African, Middle Eastern, and southwestern Asian scrub and dry country. It moves through…