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OverviewAI-generated
Sylvia is a genus of birds within the family Sylviidae, order Passeriformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Scopoli in 1769 and is currently accepted. Its type species is Sylvia atricapilla. Common names for this group include Grasmücken, Typical warblers, Hagekrûpers, and Devynbalsės.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including YPM, SUI, CMNH, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, and ANSP. These records originate from countries such as South Africa, Spain, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, and Hungary. The subject is referenced by 457 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Animalia
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySylviidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 89
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Sylviidae
- Collections
- YPM, SUI, CMNH, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ANSP, LSUMZ
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Spain, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Hungary, Uganda, United Kingdom, Germany
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Encyclopedic overview
The typical warblers are small birds belonging to the genus Sylvia in the "Old World warbler" (or sylviid warbler) family Sylviidae.
There are seven species in the genus. Typical warblers occur in the temperate to tropical regions of Europe, western and central Asia, and Africa, with the highest species diversity centred on the Mediterranean.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sylvia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.