Warbler

Warbler, common name for two large groups of a family of birds, found mostly in Eurasia and Africa, and for the wood warblers of the Americas. Field identification of many warblers is difficult, and best done by voice. This is especially true of the genus that includes the arctic warbler, which nests in Alaska but migrates to southeast Asia for the winter. There are almost 50 species in the genus, living in habitats from the Himalayas to tropical Africa. Another large genus best identified by song has 50 species, only two of which occur outside of Africa. A group of species of two additional genera are mostly brownish with streaking on the back and live near water in reedbeds or bushes. Members of the tailorbird genus of tropical Asia are famous for building their nests inside large leaves that they have sewn together with plant fibers. The blackcap, of a separate genus, is among the most familiar of garden and woodland birds in Europe.

Scientific classification: Warblers belong to the order Passeriformes. The Eurasian and African warblers belong to the family Silviidae, and the American wood warblers to the family Emberizidae (sometimes Parulidae). The arctic warbler is classified as Phylloscopus borealis. The genus with 50 species occurring mostly in Africa is Cisticola, and the two genera with species that are mostly brownish and live near water are Locustella and Acrocephalus. The tailorbird genus is Orthotomus. The blackcap is classified as Sylvia atricapilla.

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