Warblers - Old World & New World & Malagasy Warblers

Various Passeriformes (perching birds) are commonly referred to as warblers. They are not necessarily closely related to one another, but share some characteristics, such as being fairly small, vocal, and insectivorous.

Pale-legged Leaf Warblers are common visitors in Central Thailand. They are visually indistinguishable from Sakhalin Leaf Warblers and can only be confirmed by voice.

Sylvioid warblers - These are somewhat more closely related to each other than to other warblers. They belong to a superfamily also containing Old World babblers, Bulbuls, etc. (Follow the links to those families)

The following families are in the below gallery:

  • "Old World Warblers", formerly all in family Sylviidae

    • Leaf Warblers, now in family Phylloscopidae

    • Typical Bush Warblers, now in family Cettiidae

    • Marsh and Tree Warblers, now in family Acrocephalidae

    • True Warblers or Sylviid Warblers, remaining in family Sylviidae or moved into the Timaliidae (gallery on another page)

    • Cisticolid Warblers, family Cisticolidae

  • Malagasy Warblers, the newly assembled family Bernieridae

The two families of American warblers are part of another superfamily, which unites them with sparrows, buntings, finches, etc.

  • New World Warblers, family Parulidae

Leaf Warblers - Genus Phylloscopus

Family Cisticolidae - Tailorbirds, Cisticolas, Prinias, Neomixis and more

Family Cetiidae - Bush Warblers

Family Parulidae - New World Warblers