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 31 species which occur in Zimbabwe.
- African Bush-Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- African Scrub-Warbler Bradypterus barratti
- Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis
- Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
- Eurasian River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- African Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Greater Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
- Lesser Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- African Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
- Greencap Eremomela Eremomela scotops
- Burnt-neck Eremomela Eremomela usticollis
- Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla (A)
- Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
- Cape Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
- Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapillus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Southern Hyliota Hyliota australis
- Fan-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola brevirostris
- Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
- Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria
- Rufous-vented Warbler Parisoma subcaeruleum
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Zimbabwe
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