Old World Warblers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sylviidae
The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. The Sylviidae mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs. There are 291 species worldwide and 32 species which occur in Equatorial Guinea.
- African Bush-Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Cameroon Scrub-Warbler Bradypterus lopezi
- Black-faced Rufous-Warbler Bathmocercus rufus
- Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- African Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus
- Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Greater Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
- Lesser Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- African Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis
- Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella
- White-tailed Warbler Poliolais lopezi
- Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla
- Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps
- Green Crombec Sylvietta virens
- Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti
- Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
- Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans
- Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor
- Green Hylia Hylia prasina
- Black-capped Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus herberti
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Yellow-bellied Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster
- Violet-backed Hyliota Hyliota violacea
- Fan-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola brevirostris
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Equatorial Guinea
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