Typical warbler

The typical warblers are small insectivorous birds belonging to the genus Sylvia of the Old World warbler family Sylviidae. There are about 20 species in the genus.

These are active, constantly moving, warblers usually associated with fairly open woodland, hedges or shrubs.

This is one of the few Old World warbler groups in which many of the species show sexual dimorphism, with distinctive male and female plumages. Males of some species have black on the head.

Species breeding in temperate regions are usually strongly migratory, although some are resident.

The species are

• Yemen Warbler, Sylvia buryi
• Blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
• Garden Warbler, Sylvia borin
• Whitethroat, Sylvia communis
• Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
• Small Whitethroat, Sylvia minula
• Hume's Whitethroat, Sylvia althaea
• Asian Desert Warbler, Sylvia nana
• African Desert Warbler, Sylvia deserti
• Barred Warbler, Sylvia nisoria
• Orphean Warbler, Sylvia hortensis
• Red Sea Warbler, Sylvia leucomelaena
• Rüppell's Warbler, Sylvia rueppelli
• Subalpine Warbler, Sylvia cantillans
• Sardinian Warbler, Sylvia melanocephala
• Cyprus Warbler, Sylvia melanothorax
• Menetries' Warbler, Sylvia mystacea
• Spectacled Warbler, Sylvia conspicillata
• Tristram's Warbler, Sylvia deserticola
• Dartford Warbler, Sylvia undata
• Marmora's Warbler, Sylvia sarda