Acrocephalidae

Acrocephalidae
	Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Superfamily:	Sylvioidea
Family:	Acrocephalidae; Salvin, 1882
Genera
	Graueria; Nesillas; Acrocephalus; Arundinax; Iduna; Calamonastides; Hippolais;

The Acrocephalidae (the reed warblers, marsh- and tree-warblers, or acrocephalid warblers) are a family of oscine passerine birds, in the superfamily Sylvioidea.

The species in this family are usually rather large "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Genus Acrocephalus

Marsh-warblers. About 43 species; para- or polyphyletic.

Moustached warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon
Aquatic warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola
Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Speckled reed warbler, Acrocephalus sorghophilus
Black-browed reed warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola
Manchurian reed warbler, Acrocephalus tangorum
Blunt-winged warbler, Acrocephalus concinens
Common reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Caspian reed warbler, Acrocephalus (scirpaceus) fuscus
- Mangrove reed warbler, Acrocephalus (scirpaceus) avicenniae
Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum
Marsh warbler, Acrocephalus palustris
Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Oriental reed warbler, Acrocephalus orientalis
Clamorous reed warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus
Large-billed reed warbler, Acrocephalus orinus
Basra reed warbler, Acrocephalus griseldis
Australian reed warbler, Acrocephalus australis
✝Nightingale reed warbler, Acrocephalus luscinius
Saipan reed warbler, Acrocephalus hiwae
✝Aguiguan reed warbler, Acrocephalus nijoi – extinct (c.1997)
✝Mangareva reed warbler, Acrocephalus astrolabii – extinct (mid-19th century?)
✝Pagan reed warbler, Acrocephalus yamashinae extinct (1970s)
Caroline reed warbler, Acrocephalus syrinx
Nauru reed warbler, Acrocephalus rehsei
Millerbird, Acrocephalus familiaris
- ✝Laysan millerbird, Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris – extinct (late 1910s)
Bokikokiko, Acrocephalus aequinoctialis
Tahiti reed warbler, Acrocephalus caffer
Moorea reed warbler, Acrocephalus longirostris
✝Garrett's reed warbler, Acrocephalus garretti – extinct (19th century?)
- ✝Raiatea reed warbler, Acrocephalus caffer musae – extinct (19th century?)
Tuamotu reed warbler, Acrocephalus atyphus
Rimatara reed warbler, Acrocephalus rimatarae
Pitcairn reed warbler, Acrocephalus vaughani
Henderson reed warbler, Acrocephalus taiti
Northern Marquesan reed warbler, Acrocephalus percernis
Southern Marquesan reed warbler, Acrocephalus mendanae
Cook reed warbler, Acrocephalus kerearako
Greater swamp warbler, Acrocephalus rufescens
Cape Verde warbler, Acrocephalus brevipennis
Lesser swamp warbler, Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Madagascar swamp warbler, Acrocephalus newtoni
Rodrigues warbler, Acrocephalus rodericanus
Seychelles warbler, Acrocephalus sechellensis
Grande Comore brush warbler, Acrocephalus brevicaudata

Genus Arundinax

Thick-billed warbler, Arundinax aedon

Genus Iduna

Booted warbler, Iduna caligata
Sykes's warbler, Iduna rama
Eastern olivaceous warbler, Iduna pallida
Western olivaceous warbler, Iduna opaca
African yellow warbler, Iduna natalensis
Mountain yellow warbler, Iduna similis

Genus Hippolais

Upcher's warbler, Hippolais languida
Olive-tree warbler, Hippolais olivetorum
Melodious warbler, Hippolais polyglotta
Icterine warbler, Hippolais icterina

Genus Calamonastides

Papyrus yellow warbler, Calamonastides gracilirostris

Genus Graueria

Grauer's warbler, Graueria vittata

Genus Nesillas

Brush warblers. 5 living species, 1 recently extinct.

Aldabra brush warbler, Nesillas aldabrana (extinct: c.1984)
Anjouan brush warbler, Nesillas longicaudata
Malagasy brush warbler, Nesillas typica
Grand Comoro brush warbler, Nesillas brevicaudata
Moheli brush warbler, Nesillas mariae
Subdesert brush warbler, Nesillas lantzii

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. ISBN 84-96553-06-X.