VariousPasseriformes (perching birds) arecommonly referred to aswarblers. They are not necessarily closely related to one another, but share some characteristics, such as being fairly small, vocal, andinsectivorous.

These are somewhat more closely related to each other than to other warblers. They belong to asuperfamily also containingOld World babblers,bulbuls, etc.

• "Old World warblers", formerly all in the family Sylviidae:
  • Leaf warblers, now in the familyPhylloscopidae
  • Bush warblers, now in the familyCettiidae
  • Grass warblers andmegalurid warblers, now in the familyLocustellidae
  • Marsh andtree warblers, now in the familyAcrocephalidae
  • Sylviid warblers ortypical warblers, remaining in the familySylviidae
  • Cisticolid warblers, now in the familyCisticolidae
  • Malagasy warblers, now in the familyBernieridae

The two families ofAmerican warblers are part of another superfamily, which unites them withNew World sparrows,buntings,finches, etc.

• "New World warblers", formerly all in the family Parulidae:
  • Olive warbler, in themonotypic familyPeucedramidae
  • New World warblers, remaining in the familyParulidae

• Tit-warblers or flycatcher-tits, familyStenostiridae

These are closely related to thetits and chickadees

• Australasian warblers, familyAcanthizidae

These are the most distinct group of warblers. They are not closely related at all to the others, but rather to thehoneyeaters andfairy-wrens.

• Wilson, Eisner, Briggs, Dickerson, Metzenberg, O'Brien, Susman, & Boggs.Life on Earth,Edward O. Wilson,Thomas Eisner, Winslow R. Briggs, Richard E. Dickerson, Robert L. Metzenberg, Richard D. O'Brien, Millard Susman, William E. Boggs, c 1973, Sinauer Associates, Inc., Publisher, Stamford, Connecticut. (hardcover,ISBN 0-87893-934-2)

Index of animals with the same common name

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