List of Birds of Togo - Old World Warblers

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 26 species which occur in Togo.

  • Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis
  • Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
  • Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
  • Greater Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
  • Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida
  • Western Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais opaca
  • Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
  • Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
  • Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla
  • Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps
  • Green Crombec Sylvietta virens
  • Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti (A)
  • Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
  • Kemp's Longbill Macrosphenus kempi
  • Gray Longbill Macrosphenus concolor
  • Green Hylia Hylia prasina
  • Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
  • Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
  • Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
  • Yellow-bellied Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster
  • Violet-backed Hyliota Hyliota violacea
  • Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
  • Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
  • Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
  • Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis

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