Warblers

Warblers
Velvet warbler ( Sylvia melanocephala )
Systematics
Subclass : New-jawed birds (Neognathae) Order : Passerines (Passeriformes) Subordination : Songbirds (passeri) without rank: Passerida Superfamily : Sylvioidea Family : Warblers
Scientific name
Sylviidae
Vigors , 1825

The warbler-like (Sylviidae) are a family of songbirds from the order of the passerine birds (Passeriformes).

description

The warbler-like are small to medium-sized warblers with powerful bills and legs. The tail is mostly long and cut straight, many species have white markings in the outer tail feathers . The sexes are mostly colored differently . They feed on arthropods and berries, live mainly in dense vegetation and are free breeders . Many species have singing flights during the breeding season with which females are attracted or the territory is demarcated.

Systematics

The demarcation to the likewise very species-rich families of the stalk warbler-like (Cisticolidae) and the Timalien (Timaliidae) is difficult. The former family is sometimes considered to be a subfamily of the warblers, and the latter is sometimes associated with them. After its dissolution, the family of parrot's beaks was initially assigned to the timalia, in 2009 by Gelang et al. incorporated in the warblers.

Genera and species

The warbler family today contains 20 genera and around 70 species :

African warbler

Chest Patch Parrot Tit

Gold-browed parrot

Chaparral warbler

White brow alcippe

Fire tail

• Genus warblers ( Sylvia ) ( type genus , a total of 28 species)
• Genus Rhopophilus
  • Peking singer ( Rhopophilus pekinensis )

Genera and species that were formerly assigned to the parrot's beaks (Paradoxornithidae)

• Genus Chleuasicus
  • Black- browed parrot ( Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris )
• Genus Cholornis
  • Three- toed parrot ( Cholornis paradoxa )
  • Monochrome parrot ( Cholornis unicolor )
• Genus Conostoma
  • Giant parrot ( Conostoma aemodium )
• Genus Neosuthora
  • Short-tailed parrot ( Neosuthora davidiana )
• Genus Paradoxornis
  • Black-throated parrot ( Paradoxornis flavirostris )
  • Chest patch parrot ( Paradoxornis guttaticollis )
  • Jangtsepapageimeise ( Paradoxornis heudei )
• Genus Psittiparus
  • Red-headed parrot's bill ( Psittiparus ruficeps )
  • Psittiparus bakeri
  • Gray-headed parrot ( Psittiparus gularis )
  • Black- capped parrot ( Psittiparus margaritae )
• Genus Sinosuthora
  • Gray-throated parrot ( Sinosuthora alphonsiana )
  • Brown-winged parrot ( Sinosuthora brunnea )
  • Spectacled Parrot ( Sinosuthora conspicillata )
  • Przewalski's Parrot ( Sinosuthora przewalskii )
  • Brown -headed parrot ( Sinosuthora webbiana )
  • Gray- hooded parrot ( Sinosuthora zappeyi )
• Genus Suthora
  • Yellow-fronted parrot ( Suthora fulvifrons )
  • Gray-eared parrot ( Suthora nipalensis )
  • Golden-browed parrot ( Suthora verreauxi )

Genera and species that were formerly assigned to the Timalia (Timaliidae)

• Genus Chamaea
  • Chaparral warbler ( Chamaea fasciata )
• Genus Chrysomma
  • Jerdontimalia ( Chrysomma altirostre )
  • Golden eye ( Chrysomma sinense )
• Genus Fulvetta
  • Brown- headed falcon ( Fulvetta cinereiceps )
  • Stripe- cheeked alcippe ( Fulvetta danisi )
  • Taiwan alcippe ( Fulvetta formosana )
  • Brown-eared alcippe ( Fulvetta ludlowi )
  • Striped- throated alcippe ( Fulvetta manipurensis )
  • Red-headed alcippe ( Fulvetta ruficapilla )
  • Bergalcippe ( Fulvetta striaticollis )
  • White browed alcippe ( Fulvetta vinipectus )
• Genus Lioparus
  • Gold alcippe ( Lioparus chrysotis )
• Genus Lioptilus
  • Busch Black cap ( Lioptilus nigricapillus )
• Genus Moupinia
  • Red-tailed animal ( Moupinia poecilotis )
• Genus Myzornis
  • Fire tail ( Myzornis pyrrhoura )
• Genus Parophasma
  • Singtimalia ( Parophasma galinieri )
• Genus Pseudoalcippe
  • Monk's thrush ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica )
  • Black-headed bush thrush ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps )

Genera and species that were formerly assigned to the flycatchers (Muscicapidae)

• Genus Horizorhinus
  • Prinzendrossling ( Horizorhinus dohrni )

literature

• H.-G. Bauer, E. Bezzel, W. Fiedler : The compendium of birds in Central Europe. Everything about biology, endangerment and protection. Volume 2: Passeriformes - passerine birds. 2., completely revised Edition. AULA-Verlag, Wiebelsheim 2005, ISBN 3-89104-648-0 .

Single receipts

1. ↑ M. Gelang, A. Cibois, E. Pasquet, U. Olsson, P. Alström, PGP Ericson: Phylogeny of babblers (Aves, Passeriformes): major lineages, family limits and classification. In: Zool. Scripta. vol. 38, no 3, May 2009, pp. 225-236.
2. ^ IOC Taxonomy Updates - v2.6, October 23, 2010, Seq 163
3. ↑ Sylviid babblers, parrotbills & white-eyes at IOC World Bird List, 2015.

Web links

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