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Macrosphenidae
The African warblers are a newly erected family Macrosphenidae, of songbirds. Most of the species were formerly placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, although one species, the rockrunner, was placed in the babbler family, Timaliidae. A series of molecular studies of the Old World warblers and other bird families in the superfamily Sylvioidea (which includes the larks, swallows and tits) found that the African warblers were not part of Sylviidae but were instead an early ( basal) offshoot of the entire clade Sylvioidea. Some taxonomic authorities place the entire family Hyliidae here. Distribution and habitat The African warblers inhabit a range of habitats in sub-Saharan Africa. These range from primary rainforest to forest edge and open woodland habitats for the longbills, wooded savanna to arid scrubland and bushland in the crombecs, rocky arid scree areas and grassland for the rockrunner, and grassland for the moustached grass warbler and Cape grassbird. The fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockrunner
The rockrunner (''Achaetops pycnopygius''), also known as the Damara rock-jumper, is a species of Macrosphenidae, African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Achaetops''. It is found in Angola and Namibia. References External links * Rockrunner Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds African warblers Birds of Southern Africa Birds described in 1852 Taxa named by Philip Sclater Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvietta
''Sylvietta'', the crombecs, is a genus of African warblers. Formerly placed in the massively paraphyletic Sylviidae, it is now considered to belong to a newly recognized family found only in Africa, Macrosphenidae. It contains the following species: * Green crombec, ''Sylvietta virens'' * Lemon-bellied crombec, ''Sylvietta denti'' * White-browed crombec, ''Sylvietta leucophrys'' ** Chapin's crombec, ''Sylvietta (leucophrys) chapini'' - possibly extinct (late 20th century?) * Northern crombec, ''Sylvietta brachyura'' * Philippa's crombec, ''Sylvietta philippae'' * Red-capped crombec, ''Sylvietta ruficapilla'' * Red-faced crombec, ''Sylvietta whytii'' * Somali crombec, ''Sylvietta isabellina'' * Long-billed crombec, ''Sylvietta rufescens'' References * Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. . Sylvietta, * Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Sylvietta'', the crombecs, is a genus of African warblers. Formerly placed in the massively paraphyletic Sylviidae, it is now considered to belong to a newly recognized family found only in Africa, Macrosphenidae. It contains the following species: * Green crombec, ''Sylvietta virens'' * Lemon-bellied crombec, ''Sylvietta denti'' * White-browed crombec, ''Sylvietta leucophrys'' ** Chapin's crombec, ''Sylvietta (leucophrys) chapini'' - possibly extinct (late 20th century?) * Northern crombec, ''Sylvietta brachyura'' * Philippa's crombec, ''Sylvietta philippae'' * Red-capped crombec, ''Sylvietta ruficapilla'' * Red-faced crombec, ''Sylvietta whytii'' * Somali crombec, ''Sylvietta isabellina'' * Long-billed crombec The long-billed crombec or Cape crombec (''Sylvietta rufescens'') is an African warbler. The long-billed crombec breeds in southern Africa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Tanzania southwards to South Africa. This is a com ..., ''Sylvietta rufe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Grassbird
The Cape grassbird or Cape grass warbler (''Sphenoeacus afer'') is an African warbler found in southern Africa. Taxonomy Formerly placed in the family Sylviidae, it is the only member of the genus ''Sphenoeacus''. The taxonomy of the "African warblers", an assemblage of usually species-poor and apparently rather ancient "odd warblers" from Africa, is currently in a state of flux. Etymology Gr. ''sphen'' 'wedge'; ''oiax'' 'helm, rudder', in reference to the wedge-shaped tail 'Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names' - James A. Jobling Description The Cape grassbird is long and weighs around Its crown and face sides are rufous, except for white around the eye, and it has black malar and moustachial stripes on its white throat. The upperparts are brown with heavy streaking and the long tail is a lighter brown while the underparts are whitish with blackish spotting. The sexes are similar, but the juvenile has a streaked cap and is duller than the adult. The song is jangling and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyliidae
Hyliidae is a family of passerine birds which contains just two species, the green hylia (''Hylia prasina'') and the tit hylia (''Pholidornis rushiae''). Physiological similarities and molecular phylogenetic studies strongly support the creation of this family. Some taxonomic authorities place the entire family in the Macrosphenidae. Hylias are small, insectivorous songbirds found in tropical Africa. They frequent the understory of wet tropical forests. Taxonomy The family Hyliidae was introduced in 1923 by the British ornithologist David Bannerman. The family contains just two species, each of which is placed in its own genus. Genera * ''Pholidornis'' – tit hylia (formerly in Remizidae, then tentatively in Cettiidae Cettiidae is a newly validated family of small insectivorous songbirds ("warblers"), formerly placed in the Old World warbler "wastebin" assemblage. It contains the typical bush warblers (''Cettia'') and their relatives. As a common name, cetti ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-browed Crombec
The white-browed crombec (''Sylvietta leucophrys'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. The enigmatic Chapin's crombec might be a distinct species, or a subspecies ''Sylvietta leucophrys chapini'' of the present species. The white-browed crombec is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou .... References white-browed crombec Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa Birds of East Africa white-browed crombec Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemon-bellied Crombec
The lemon-bellied crombec (''Sylvietta denti'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is sparsely present throughout the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...s and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. References lemon-bellied crombec Birds of the African tropical rainforest lemon-bellied crombec Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Crombec
The green crombec (''Sylvietta virens'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m .... References green crombec Birds of the African tropical rainforest green crombec Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Crombec
The northern crombec (''Sylvietta brachyura'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. References northern crombec Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa northern crombec The northern crombec (''Sylvietta brachyura'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coas ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by the arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest clade of birds and among the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of birds.Ericson, P.G.P. et al. (2003Evolution, biogeography, and patterns of diversification in passerine birds ''J. Avian Biol'', 34:3–15.Selvatti, A.P. et al. (2015"A Paleogene origin for crown passerines and the diversification of the Oscines in the New World" ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', 88:1–15. Passerines are divided into three clades: Acanthisitti (New Zealand wrens), Tyranni (suboscines), and Passeri (oscines or songbirds). The passeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvioidea
Sylvioidea is a superfamily of passerine birds, one of at least three major clades within the Passerida along with the Muscicapoidea and Passeroidea. It contains about 1300 species including the Old World warblers, Old World babblers, swallows, larks and bulbuls. Members of the clade are found worldwide, but fewer species are present in the Americas. Systematics The superfamily Sylvioidea was first proposed in 1990 in the Sibley–Ahlquist taxonomy of birds based on DNA–DNA hybridization experiments. More recent studies based on comparison of DNA sequences have failed to support the inclusion of some families such as Certhiidae (treecreepers), Sittidae (nuthatches), Paridae (tits and chickadees) and Regulidae (goldcrests and kinglets) but instead support the addition of Alaudidae (larks). Some of the families within the Sylvioidea have been greatly redefined. In particular, the Old World warbler family Sylviidae and Old World babbler family Timaliidae were used as wastebin ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old World Warbler
Old World warblers are a large group of birds formerly grouped together in the bird family Sylviidae. The family held over 400 species in over 70 genera, and were the source of much taxonomic confusion. Two families were split out initially, the cisticolas into Cisticolidae and the kinglets into Regulidae. In the past ten years they have been the subject of much research and many species are now placed into other families, including the Acrocephalidae, Cettiidae, Phylloscopidae, and Megaluridae. In addition some species have been moved into existing families or have not yet had their placement fully resolved. A smaller family of warblers, together with some babblers formerly placed in the family Timaliidae and the parrotbills, are retained in a much smaller family Sylviidae. Characteristics Most Old World warblers are of generally undistinguished appearance, though some Asian species are boldly marked. The sexes are often identical, but may be clearly distinct, notably in the ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
