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
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Afghanistan
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