List of Southern African Birds - Old World Warblers

Old World Warblers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sylviidae

The Old World Warblers are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs. There are 280 species worldwide, 37 in Southern Africa.

Warblers

• Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
• Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis
• Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla accidental
• Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis
• Victorin's Warbler Cryptillas victorini endemic
• Broad-tailed Warbler Schoenicola brevirostris
• River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
• Little Rush-Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
• Knysna Warbler Bradypterus sylvaticus endemic
• Barratt's Warbler Bradypterus barratti
• Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
• Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• African Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus
• Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
• Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
• Basra Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis accidental
• 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-throated Wood Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla
• Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Flycatcher

• Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita

Eremomelas

• Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
• Greencap Eremomela Eremomela scotops
• Karoo Eremomela Eremomela gregalis
• Burnt-neck Eremomela Eremomela usticollis

Rockrunner

• Rockrunner Achaetops pycnopygius

Grassbird

• Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer

Tit-Babblers

• Layard's Tit-Babbler Parisoma layardi
• Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler Parisoma subcaeruleum

Crombecs

• Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla
• Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
• Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens

Hyliotas

• Yellow-bellied Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster
• Southern Hyliota Hyliota australis