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 11 species which occur in the Solomon Islands.
- Shade Warbler Cettia parens (E)
- Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Clamorous Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis
- Sulphur-breasted Warbler Phylloscopus ricketti
- Mountain Warbler Phylloscopus trivirgatus
- Island Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus poliocephalus
- Makira Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus makirensis (E)
- Sombre Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus amoenus (E)
- Bougainville Thicketbird Megalurulus llaneae (E)
- Guadalcanal Thicketbird Megalurulus whitneyi
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Solomon Islands
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