Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that includes the typical warblers, parrotbills, the wrentit, and a number of babblers formerly placed within the Old World babbler family. They are found in Eurasia, Africa, and the west coast of North America. The parrotbills were previously placed in their own family Paradoxornithidae and the 2017 Clement's Checklist still places parrotbills in that family. In deference to Clement's, the parrotbills will still be given their own webpage.
Genus Lioptilus - 1 species
Blackcap,_Bush Lioptilus nigricapillus also Sylvia nigricapilla Found: South Africa, Swaziland
Image by: 1) Johann_du_Preez 2, 3) Alan_Manson - South Africa
1) Juvenile
Genus Parophasma - 1 species
Catbird,_Abyssinian Parophasma galinieri Found: Ethiopia
Image by: 1) Brendan_Ryan
Genus Sylvia
The "typical warblers" occur in temperate to tropical regions of Europe, western and central Asia, and Africa. They have a slightly thicker bill than many other warblers, They are usually gray and / or brown, usually darker above and paler below. The tail is usually square-ended. A third of the species also have a red eye ring in males. They are commonly associated with open woodland, scrub, hedges or shrubs.
Babbler,_African_Hill Sylvia abyssinica also Pseudoalcippe abyssinica Found: Africa
Image by: 1) Francesco_Veronesi - Kenya 2) Thomas_Varto_Nielsen - Ethiopia
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Babbler,_Dohrn's_Thrush- Sylvia dohrni also Horizorhinus dohrni Found: São Tomé and Príncipe (off west coast of central Africa)
Image by: 1) Joseph_Smit 2) Nik_Borrow
Blackcap also Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Found: Europe
The Blackcap is mainly gray in plumage. The male has the small black cap from which the species gets its name, whereas in the female the cap is brown. It is a bird of shady woodlands with ground cover for nesting.
Image by: 1) Vogelartinfo 2) Arnstein_Ronning - Norway 3) Agustin_Povedano 4) Jakub Stanco 5) Cristiano Crolle
1 - 2) Female 4, 5) Male
Warbler,_African_Desert Sylvia deserti Found: from southern Morocco east to western Libya and south to Mali and Niger
The African Desert Warbler has pale sandy-brown upperparts; whitish underparts; yellowish bill, legs.
Image by: 1) Peter_Lindenburg 2) Vil_Sandi
Warbler,_Arabian Sylvia leucomelaena Found: southwest Asia
The male Arabian Warbler has grayish-brown upperparts; blackish-brown hood, tail; white eye-ring; pale gray underparts. Female similar with chocolate-brown hood, tail; less conspicuous eye-ring.
Image by: 1) John_Gerrard_Keulemans 2) Marcel_Holyoak - Israel
Warbler,_Asian_Desert Sylvia nana Found: northeast Africa, deserts of Asia
The Asian Desert Warbler has pale gray-brown upperparts; browner wings, tail; whitish underparts; yellowish bill, legs; yellow eye.
Image by: 1) Sameh_Odeh - Qatar 2) Marcel_Holyoak - Israel
Warbler,_Baleric Sylvia balearica Found: Baleric Islands in western Mediterrean
The Baleric Warbler has gray upperparts; paler underparts with a pinkish tinge. Male has darker patches on forehead; red legs, eyes.
Image by: 1) Ensind
1) Male
Warbler,_Barred Sylvia nisoria Found: Africa, Asia, Europe
The male Barred Warbler has mainly gray upperparts; heavily barred underparts. Female paler and less barred.
Image by: 1, 3) Radovan_Vaclav - Slovakia 2) Artur_Mikolajewski- Poland 
1) Juvenile
Warbler,_Brown also Brown Parisoma Sylvia lugens also Parisoma Lugens Found: Africa
The Brown Parisoma has brown upperparts; whitish throat with gray sides; whitish bell.
Image by: Joseph Mochoge - Eburu Kenya
Warbler,_Cyprus Sylvia melanothorax Found: breeds Cyprus; winters Israel, Jordan, Egypt
The male Cyprus Warbler has gray upperparts; black head; white malar streaks. Female has mainly gray upperparts; grayer head; whitish underpartw with light spots.
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Warbler,_Dartford Sylvia undata Found: western Europe, northwestern Africa
The Dartford Warbler has gray upperparts; red underparts. Male has darker underparts than female.
Image by: 1, 3) Paul_Roberts 2) Carles_Pastor 4) chausinho
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Warbler,_Marmora's Sylvia sarda Found: Mediterranean islands, north Africa
The Marmora's Warbler has gray plumage. Male has darker patch on forehead.
Image by: 1) Francesco_Veronesi - Italy
Warbler,_Menetries's Sylvia mystacea Found: southwest Asia
The male Menetries's Warbler has dark gray upperparts; blackish cap; darker forehead; gray nape; whitish underparts. Nonbreeding male is browner. Female has sandy gray-brown upperparts; buff-white underparts.
Image by: 1) Durzan_Cirano 2) Werner_Witte
Warbler,_Moltoni's Sylvia subalpina Found: southern Europe, Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean
The Moltoni's Warbler was considered a subspecies of the Subalpine Warbler.
Image by: 1)Brendan_Ryan
Warbler,_Rueppell's Sylvia ruppeli Found: Greece, Turkey, northeast Africa
The Rueppell's Warbler has plain gray upperparts; paler gray underparts; fine pointed bill; red eyes; brown legs. Male has black head; usually black throat; white malar stripe.Female has gray head; pale throat.
Image by: 1, 4) Michael_Sveikutis 2) Sergey_Yeliseev - Turkey 3) Antonios_Tsaknakis - Greece
1) Female 2, 3, 4) Male
Warbler,_Sardinian Sylvia melanocephala Found: southern Europe, northern Africa
The male Sardinian Warbler has gray upperparts, nape; black head; white throat; whitish underparts; red eyes. Males can have a red tinge. Female has brown upperparts; gray head; buff underparts.
Image by: 1) Ximo_Galarza 2) Juan_Emilio - Canary Islands 3) Warbler,_Sardinian 4) Agustin_Povedano
Warbler,_Subalpine Sylvia cantillans Found: southern Europe, northwest Africa
The male Subalpine Warbler has gray upperparts, head; white malar streak; reddish underparts. Female has mainly brown upperparts; grayer head; whitish underparts with pink wash.
Image by: 1) Gary_Clark 2) Rodrigo_Saldanha - Portugal 3) Michael_Sveikutis 4) Alberto_Garcia.jpg){kind=link}
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Warbler, Chestnut-vented also Rufous-vented Warbler Sylvia subcaerulea Found: Africa
The Chestnut-vented Warbler has gray-brown upperparts; blackish tail; gray throat with dark streaking; gray underparts; chestnut vent.
Image by: 1) Alan Manson - South Africa 2) Cristiano Crolle - Solitaire, Namibia 3) Derek_Keats - South Africa
Warbler,_Dartford Sylvia undata Found: western Europe, northwest Africa
The male Dartford Warbler has gray back, head; reddish underparts; red eye; reddish throat spotted with white; dull gray sides. Female browner gray upperparts; paler throat; long tail.
Image by: 1) Paul Roberts - Wales 2) Carles_Pastor 3) J Dietrich - Spain 4) Arturo - Spain 
Warbler,_Eastern_Orphean Sylvia crassirostris Found: southeast Europe, northeast Africa; southwest Asia
The male Eastern Orphean Warbler has plain gray upperparts; dark gray head; black eye-mask; white throat; whitish underparts; long black bill. Female has gray head; reddish underparts; brownish tinge to gray upperparts.
Similar to: Western Orphean Warbler.
Image by: 1) Michael_Sveikutis 2) Francesco_Veronesi - UzbekistanSimilar to: Western Orphean Warbler.
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Warbler, Garden Sylvia borin Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
The Garden Warbler mainly is brown-gray above and whitish below. It has no obvious distinctive features.
Image by: 1) BillyBoy 2) themadbirdlady - Scotland 3) Aelwyn
Warbler,_Layard's also Layard's Tit-Babbler Sylvia layardi also Curruca layardi Found: Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa
Image by: 1) Francesco_Veronesi - South Africa 2) Alan_Manson - Lesotho
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Warbler, Spectacled Sylvia conspicillata Found: Europe, Africa
The Spectacled Warbler is brown above and buff below, with chestnut wing patches and a white throat. Adult males have a gray head and the white eye ring which gives the species its name.
Image by: 1, 2, 3, 4)
Juan Emilio - Canary Islands
Warbler,_Tristram's Sylvia deserticola Found: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
Image by: 1) John_Gerrard_Keulemans 2) Stephen_Davis
Warbler,_Western_Orphean Sylvia hortensis Found: western Europe to northwest Africa
The male Western Orphean Warbler has plain gray upperparts; dark gray head; black eye-mask; white throat; whitish underparts; long black bill. Female has gray head; buffer underparts; brownish tinge to gray upperparts.
Similar to: Eastern Orphean Warbler.
Image by: 1) Agustin_Povedano - Spain 2) Ximo_Galarza 3) Ron_KnightSimilar to: Eastern Orphean Warbler.
1) Juvenile 2) Male
Warbler,_Yemen Sylvia buryi Found: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
The Yemen Warbler has dark brown upperparts; paler underparts; white chin.
Image by: 1) Hanne and Jens EriksenWhitethroat,_Common also Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
The Common Whitethroat has mainly brown upperparts; buff underparts. Male has gray head, white throat. Female lacks gray on head and has duller throat.
Image by: 1) Steve Garvie - Scotland 2) Agustin_Povedano 3) Andreas_Trepte 
Whitethroat,_Desert Sylvia minula Found: Asia
The Desert Whitethroat has gray-brown upperparts; white throat; pale grayish-white underparts.
Similar to: Lesser Whitethroat. The Lesser Whitethroat is darker around the eyes than the Desert Whitethroat.
Image by: 1) Kishore_BhargavaSimilar to: Lesser Whitethroat. The Lesser Whitethroat is darker around the eyes than the Desert Whitethroat.
Whitethroat,_Hume's Sylvia althaea Found: Asia
The Hume's Whitethroat has gray-brown upperparts; white throat; pale grayish-white underparts.
Similar to: Lesser Whitethroat. Hume's Whitethroat darker upperparts and head than Lesser Whiteface.
Image by: 1, 2) JM_Garg - IndiaSimilar to: Lesser Whitethroat. Hume's Whitethroat darker upperparts and head than Lesser Whiteface.
Whitethoat,_Lesser Sylvia curruca Found: Asia, Europe
The Lesser Whitethroat has gray upperparts; gray head with darker mask; white throat, underparts.
Similar to: Desert Whitethroat. The Lesser Whitethroat is darker around the eyes than the Desert Whitethroat.
Similar to: Hume's Whitethroat. Hume's Whitethroat darker upperparts and head than Lesser Whiteface.
Image by: 1) Martin_Mecnarowski 2) Aaron_Maizlish - IndiaSimilar to: Desert Whitethroat. The Lesser Whitethroat is darker around the eyes than the Desert Whitethroat.
Similar to: Hume's Whitethroat. Hume's Whitethroat darker upperparts and head than Lesser Whiteface.
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Whitethroat,_Margelanic Sylvia margelanica Found: China
Image by: 1) StephenDavis
