| Nesillas | |
|---|---|
| Malagasy brush warbler (Nesillas typica) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acrocephalidae |
| Genus: | Nesillas Oberholser, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Ellisia typica[1] Hartlaub, 1860 | |
Nesillas is a genus ofOld World warbler in the familyAcrocephalidae. Established byHarry Church Oberholser in 1899, it contains the following species:[2]
The nameNesillas is created from theGreek wordsnēsos, meaning "island" (a reference toMadagascar) andillas, meaning "thrush".[3]
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