List of Birds of Malta - 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 about 291 species worldwide and 42 species which occur in Malta.

  • Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
  • Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia (A)
  • Eurasian River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis (A)
  • Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
  • Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
  • Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola (A)
  • Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  • Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola (A)
  • Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
  • Blyth's Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum (A)
  • Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
  • Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
  • Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida (A)
  • Western Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais opaca (A)
  • Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta (A)
  • Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
  • Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
  • Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
  • Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
  • Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis
  • Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
  • Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus (A)
  • Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi (A)
  • Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus (A)
  • Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus (A)
  • Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis (A)
  • Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides (A)
  • Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
  • Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
  • Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria (A)
  • Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis (A)
  • Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris (A)
  • Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
  • Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
  • African Desert Warbler Sylvia deserti (A)
  • Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata
  • Tristram's Warbler Sylvia deserticola (A)
  • Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata
  • Marmora's Warbler Sylvia sarda (A)
  • Rueppell's Warbler Sylvia rueppelli
  • Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans
  • Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala

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