Hippolais

Hippolais is a genus of tree warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. It is sometimes associated with the genus Iduna.[1] The genus name Hippolais is from Ancient Greek hupolais, as misspelt by Linnaeus. It referred to a small bird mentioned by Aristotle and others and may be onomatopoeic or derived from hupo,"under", and laas, "stone".[2]

Hippolais
Icterine warbler (Hippolais icterina)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acrocephalidae
Genus: Hippolais
von Baldenstein, 1827

Species

It contains the following species:

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Upcher's warblerHippolais languidaeastern Africa, from Eritrea and Somalia south to Tanzania.
Olive-tree warblerHippolais olivetorumeastern and southern Africa, from Kenya south to South Africa.
Melodious warblerHippolais polyglottaWestern Europe and North Africa, and overwinters in West Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
Icterine warblerHippolais icterinanorthern France and Norway through most of northern and eastern Europe, south as far as the northern Balkans mountains and Crimea mountains
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References
  1. Silke Fregin; Martin Haase; Urban Olsson; Per Alström (2009). "Multi-locus phylogeny of the family Acrocephalidae (Aves: Passeriformes) – The traditional taxonomy overthrown". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 52 (3): 866–878. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.04.006. PMID 19393746.
  2. Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.


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