Warblers
There are three groups of passerine birds, order Passeriformes, which are called warblers.
They are not closely related, but share some characteristics, as they are all small, active and insectivorous.
The three families are:
- Old World warblers, families Sylviidae and Cisticolidae
- New World warblers, family Parulidae
- Australian warblers, family Acanthizidae.
Related Web Resources:
- African Warblers (Sylviettidae): Monterey Bay
- Arctic Warblers (Gnatcatchers-Family:
Sylviidae): USGS
- Audubon's Warblers
- American Redstart
- Bachman's Swamp Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii)
- Barred Warblers (Sylvia nisoria): The Barred Warbler is a common and widespread Old World warbler which breeds throughout eastern Europe and across much of temperate Asia. Lately it has declined in some areas (e.g. Germany), due to habitat loss because of intensified agriculture.
This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, and winters in eastern Africa. It is regular on passage as far west as Great Britain.
This is a bird of open country with bushes for nesting. The nest is built in low shrub or brambles, and3-7 eggs are laid.
Although most warblers have the sexes identical, several Sylvia species have distinct male and female plumages.
Barred Warbler is a large and robust warbler, 15.5-17cm in length, mainly grey above and whitish below. The adult male is darker grey above, and heavily barred below. The female has only light barring. Young birds lack any barring, and have no obvious distinctive features other than the size. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous, but will also take berries and other soft fruit.
The Barred Warbler's song is a pleasant chattering with many clearer notes like a Blackbird. The song canbe confused with that of Garden Warbler, but is less melodious.
(Source: Wikipedia.org) ... Related Web Resources: Mangoverde
- Bay-Breasted Warblers
- Blackcaps
- Black-and-white Warblers
- 
Blackburnian Warblers
- Blackpoll Warblers
- Black-throated Blue Warblers
- Black-throated Gray Warblers
- Black-throated Green Warblers
- Blue-winged Warblers
- Canada Warblers
- Cape May Warblers
- Cerulean Warblers
- Cetti's Warblers: Cetti's Warbler (Birds of Britain)
- Chestnut-sided Warblers
- Colima Warblers
- Common Yellowthroat Warblers
- Connecticut Warblers
- Cyprus Warbler (Sylvia melanothorax): The Cyprus Warbler is an Old World warbler which breeds on Cyprus.
This small passerine bird is a short-distance migrant, and winters in Israel, Jordan and Egypt.
This is a bird of dry open country, often on hill slopes, with bushes for nesting. The nest is built in low shrub or gorse, and 3-5 eggs are laid.
Although most warblers have the sexes identical, several Sylvia species have distinct male and female plumages. The adult male is a small warbler with a grey back, black head, white moustaches, and, uniquely, underparts heavily streaked with black. The female is mainly grey above, with a greyer head, and whitish with only light spotting. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous, but will also take berries.
The Cyprus Warbler's song is fast and rattling, and is similar to that of the Sardinian Warbler.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
- Dartford Warblers (Sylvia undata): The Dartford Warbler is an Old World warbler which breeds in the warmer parts of south west Europe and northwest Africa. Its breeding range lies west of a line from southern England to the heel of Italy. It is a mainly resident breeder, but there is some limited migration.
This small, 13 cm, passerine bird breeds in heathlands often near coasts, with gorse bushes for nesting. The nest is built in low shrub, and 3-6 eggs are laid. Although some populations are badly hit in hard winters, this species can recover well because of repeated nesting and a high survival rate for the young.
Most warblers have an almost identical appearance for both sexes, but several Sylvia species have distinct male and female plumages. The male of this a small warbler species has a grey back and head, reddish underparts, and a red eye. The reddish throat is spotted with white. The female is paler below, especially on the throat, and a browner grey below.
Like most warblers, the Dartford Warbler is insectivorous, but will also take berries. The song is a distinctive rattling warble.
(Source: Wikipedia.org) Related Web Resources: Dartford
Warbler (Birds of Britain)
- Desert Warblers: The Desert Warbler is an Old World warbler which has two distinctive forms. These were previously treated as subspecies, but are now given specific status.
African Desert Warbler, Sylvia deserti is a resident breeder in northwest Africa.
Asian Desert Warbler, Sylvia nana breeds in south central temperate Asia. This form is migratory, wintering in north easternmost Africa, Arabia and India. It has occurred as a rare vagrant as far west as Great Britain.
This small passerine bird breeds in deserts and other arid environments, with some bushes for nesting. The nest is built in low shrub, and 4-6 eggs are laid.
As with most warblers, the sexes are almost identical. This is a small warbler with a sand-coloured back and head, whitish underparts, and a yellow eye. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous, but will also take berries. The song is a distinctive jingle.
African Sylvia deserti is paler than the Asian species. (Source: Wikipedia.org)
- Golden-cheeked Warblers
- Golden-winged Warblers
- Grace's Warblers
- Grass Warblers
- Gray Warblers: Black-throated Gray Warblers
- Greenish Warblers (Phylloscopus trochiloides): The Greenish Warbler is a widespread leaf warbler throughout its breeding range in northeast Europe and northern Asia.
It breeds in lowland deciduous or mixed forest. The nest is on the ground in low shrub. Like most Old World warblers, this small passerine is insectivorous.
This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in India.
This is a typical leaf warbler in appearance, greyish-green above and off-white below. Its single wing bar distinguishes it from most similar species, except Arctic Warbler, Phylloscopus borealis. It is slightly smaller than that species and has a thinner bill, without a dark tip to the lower mandible. Its song is a high jerky trill.
This species occurs as a spring or early autumn vagrant in western Europe and is annual in Great Britain.
It has a number of races, of which P. t . viridianus is the most familiar in Europe. Two of the races are sometimes given specific status. They are
Two-barred Greenish Warbler, P. t. plumbeitarsus, of the Siberia taiga
Green Warbler, P. t. nitidus, of the Caucasus region
Another approach to its variation is to consider it a ring species.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)- Hermit Warblers (Dendroica occidentalis)
- Hooded Warblers
- Kentucky Warblers
- Louisiana Warblers
- Lucy's Warblers
- MacGillivray's Warblers
- Marmora's / Balearic Warblers (Sylvia sarda): The Marmora's Warbler is an Old World warbler in the typical warbler genus Sylvia. It breeds on Mediterranean islands, including Corsica, Sardinia and the Balearic Islands. The smaller Balearic race is sometimes given specific status as Balearic Warbler, Sylvia balearica. This species is mainly resident but some birds migrate south to winter in north Africa. This is a rare vagrant to northern and western Europe. These small passerine birds are found in open country with thorny bushes and heather. 3-5 eggs are laid in a nest in a bush. Like most warblers, The Marmora's Warbler is insectivorous. These are small, long tailed, large-headed warblers, similar in size and shape to a Dartford Warbler, Sylvia undata. Marmora's Warblers are grey above and below, lacking the brick-red underparts of their relative. Adult males have darker patches on the forehead and between the eye and the pointed bill. The legs and iris are red. The song is a fast rattle. Immature birds can be confused with young Dartford Warblers, which are also grey below, but Marmora's have a paler throat. The iris is dark. The Balearic Warbler is 20% smaller than the nominate form. It is also paler below, with a pinkish tinge. This bird is named after the Italian naturalist Alberto della Marmora. (Source: Wikipedia.org)
- Marsh Warblers (Acrocephalus palustris): The Marsh Warbler is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds in temperate Europe and western Asia. It is migratory, wintering in south east Africa. It does not breed in the Iberian peninsula, and in England it is scarce and declining, with the former main center of population in Worcestershire now extinct.
This small passerine bird is a species found in fairly tall rank vegetation in marshes or by rivers. 3-6 eggs are laid in a nest in reeds or low vegetation.
This is a medium-sized warbler. The adult has a plain brown back and pale underparts. It can be confused with the Reed Warbler, but is greyer on the back, the forehead is less flattened and the bill is less strong and pointed. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are yellower below.
The habitat is different from the reed beds favoured by the Reed Warbler. Like most warblers, the Marsh Warbler is insectivorous, but will take other small food items including berries.
In the breeding season, the best identification feature is the song, which is high and fast, and consists almost entirely of mimicry of other birds, punctuated with typically acrocephaline sqeaks and whistles. Dozens of different European and African bird calls have been identified in the song of this warbler. (Source: Wikipedia.org) ... Related Web Resources: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ... ARKive.org ... Digital-nature-photography.com ... BirdGuides.com ... BirdCheck.co.uk - Mourning Warblers
- Nashville Warblers
- Northern Parula
- Northern Waterthrushes
- Olive-capped Warblers
- Olive Warblers (Peucedramidae family)
- Orange-crowned Warblers
- Ovenbirds
- Palm Warblers
- Pine Warblers
- Plumbeous Warbler
- Prairie Warblers
- Prothonotary Warblers
- Redstarts
- Red-Faced Warblers
- Sardinian Warblers (Sylvia melanocephala): The Sardinian Warbler is a common and widespread Old World warbler which breeds in the southernmost areas of Europe and just into Asia in Turkey and the eastern end of the Mediterranean. This small passerine bird, unlike most warblers, is not particularly migratory, but some birds winter in north Africa, and it occurs as a vagrant well away from the breeding range, as far as Great Britain. This is a bird of open country and cultivation, with bushes for nesting. The nest is built in low shrub or brambles, and 3-6 eggs are laid. Although most warblers have the sexes identical, several Sylvia species have distinct male and female plumages. This is a small warbler. The adult male has a grey back, whitish underparts, black head, white throat and red eyes. The female is mainly brown above and buff below, with a grey head. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous, but will also take berries and other soft fruit. The Sardinian Warbler's song is fast and rattling, and is very characteristic of the Mediterranean areas where this bird breeds. (Source: Wikipedia.org)
- Spring Warblers: Spring
Warbler (Article - Chipper Woods Bird Observatory)
- Subalpine Warblers (Sylvia cantillans): The Subalpine Warbler is a small Old World warbler which breeds in the southernmost areas of Europe and northwest Africa.
This small passerine bird is migratory, and winters along the southern edge of the Sahara. It occurs as a vagrant well away from the breeding range, in both spring and autumn as north far as Great Britain.
This is a bird of dry open country, often on hill slopes, with bushes for nesting. The nest is built in low shrub or gorse, and 3-5 eggs are laid.
Although most warblers have the sexes identical, several Sylvia species, including S. cantillans, have distinct male and female plumages. The adult male has a grey back and head, brick-red underparts, and white moustaches. The female is mainly brown above, with a greyer head, and whitish below with a pink flush. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous, but will also take berries.
The Subalpine Warbler's song is fast and rattling, and is similar to the Lesser Whitethroat.
Subalpine Warbler is divided into three distinct subspecies groups, which may possibly be sufficiently diverged to qualify as three separate allospecies. The three groups have differing male plumages and distinctive calls; further study is needed.
These groups are as follows (areas given below are breeding ranges; all forms winter in Africa):
Western Subalpine Warbler - subspecies cantillans, found in north-west and peninsular Italy, Sicily, southern France and Iberia, and inornata found in north-west Africa
Eastern Subalpine Warbler - subspecies albistriata, found from north-east Italy southeastwards to southern Turkey
Moltoni's (Subalpine) Warbler - subspecies moltonii, an endemic species of the western Mediterranean islands (Corsica, Sardinia and the Balearic Islands)
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
- Swainson's Warblers
- Tennessee Warblers
- Townsend's Warbler
- Tropical Parulas
- Virginia's Warblers (Vermivora virginiae): Audubon Watch List ... USGS
- Vitelline Warbler
- Wilson's Warblers
- Willow Warblers (Phylloscopus trochilus)
- Wood Warblers (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
- Worm-eating Warblers
- Yellow-breasted Chat / Warblers
- Yellow-rumped Warblers aka Myrtle Warbler, Audubon's Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
- Yellow-throated Warblers
- Yellow Warblers
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