Family Sylviidae
(Old World warblers)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Order Passeriformes (perching birds)
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  Passerida
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  Sylvoidea (Old World warblers and relatives)
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  Family Sylviidae (Old World warblers)
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  Subfamily Acrocephalinae (bush warblers, tesias, reed warblers, and relatives)
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  Genus Acrocephalus (reed-warblers)
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  Genus Bathmocercus
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  Genus Bradypterus
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  Genus Cettia (bush-warblers)
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  Genus Chloropeta
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  Genus Dromaeocercus
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  Genus Elaphrornis
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  Genus Hemitesia
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  Genus Hippolais
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  Genus Iduna
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  Genus Locustella (grasshopper-warbler)
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  Genus Melocichla
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  Genus Nesillas
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  Genus Oligura
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  Genus Phragmaticola
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  Genus Sphenoeacus
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  Genus Tesia
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  Genus Urosphena
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  Subfamily Genera Incertae Sedis (longbills, hyliotas, tetrakas, and relatives)
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  Genus Amaurocichla (Bocage's longbill)
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  Genus Bernieria (bernieria)
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  Genus Crossleyia (Madagascan yellowbrow)
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  Genus Cryptosylvicola (cryptic warbler)
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  Genus Hartertula (wedge-tailed jery)
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  Genus Hylia (green hylia)
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  Genus Hyliota (hyliotas)
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  Genus Macrosphenus (longbills)
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  Genus Oxylabes (white-throated oxylabes)
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  Genus Randia (Marvantsetra warbler)
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  Genus Thamnornis (kiritika warbler)
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  Genus Xanthomixis (tetrakas)
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  Subfamily Megalurinae (grassbirds and grass warblers)
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  Genus Amphilais
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  Genus Buettikoferella
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  Genus Chaetornis
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  Genus Cincloramphus
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  Genus Eremiornis
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  Genus Graminicola
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  Genus Megalurulus
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  Genus Megalurus
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  Genus Schoenicola
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  Subfamily Phylloscopinae (Old World warblers)
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  Genus Abroscopus (Old World warblers)
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  Genus Eremomela (eremomelas)
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  Genus Graueria (Grauer's warbler)
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  Genus Phylloscopus (leaf warblers)
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  Genus Seicercus (Old World warblers)
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  Genus Sylvietta (crombecs)
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  Genus Tickellia (broad-billed warbler)
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  Subfamily Sylviinae (Old World warblers)
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  Genus Parisoma (parisomas and Old World warblers)
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  Genus Sylvia (Old World warblers)