Acrocephalidae

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

Acrocephalus
Chloropeta
Hippolais
Nesillas

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

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 ranging far into Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Genus Acrocephalus

Marsh-warblers. About 35 species; para- or polyphyletic.

Genus Iduna

Genus Hippolais

Genus Calamonastides

Genus Nesillas

Brush warblers. 5 living species, 1 recently extinct.

References

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