Nesillas
Sign in to saveNesillas is a genus of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. Established by Harry Church Oberholser in 1899, it contains the following species: Grande Comore brush warbler (Nesillas brevicaudata) Subdesert brush warbler (Nesillas lantzii) Anjouan brush warbler (Nesillas longicaudata) Moheli brush warbler (Nesillas mariae) Malagasy brush warbler (Nesillas typica) Aldabra brush warbler (Nesillas aldabrana) (extinct)
Taxonomy · GBIF
Malagasy Brush-Warbler
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAcrocephalidae
Observations143
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Nesillas is a genus of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. Established by Harry Church Oberholser in 1899, it contains the following species: Grande Comore brush warbler (Nesillas brevicaudata) Subdesert brush warbler (Nesillas lantzii) Anjouan brush warbler (Nesillas longicaudata) Moheli brush warbler (Nesillas mariae) Malagasy brush warbler (Nesillas typica) Aldabra brush warbler (Nesillas aldabrana) (extinct)
The name Nesillas is created from the Greek words nēsos, meaning "island" (a reference to Madagascar) and illas, meaning "thrush".