List of Birds of Afghanistan - 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 35 species which occur in Afghanistan.

  • Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
  • Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
  • Pallas's Warbler Locustella certhiola
  • Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
  • Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
  • Blunt-winged Warbler Acrocephalus concinens
  • Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
  • Blyth's Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
  • Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
  • Clamorous Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
  • Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata
  • Sykes's Warbler Hippolais rama
  • Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida
  • Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
  • Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
  • Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus
  • Plain Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus
  • Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
  • Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi
  • Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
  • Pale-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
  • Brooks's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis
  • Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
  • Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei
  • Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
  • Large-billed Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
  • Tytler's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri
  • Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
  • Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
  • Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
  • Hume's Whitethroat Sylvia althaea
  • Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana
  • Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria
  • Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris
  • Menetries's Warbler Sylvia mystacea

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