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SYLVIIDAE - Sylvia warblers, Parrotbills and allies1,2 (19:62)
SYLVIA Scopoli, 1769 F - Motacilla atricapilla Linnaeus, 1758; type by subsequent designation (Bonaparte, 1828, Amer. Ornith., 2, p. 17).   3
Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
gularis Alexander, 18984 vCape Verde Is., Azores
heineken (Jardine, 1830) iMadeira and Canary Is., Morocco, NW Algeria, Portugal, W Spain
pauluccii Arrigoni, 19025 iNE Algeria, Tunisia, E Spain, Balearic Is., Corsica, Sardinia, S and C Italy
atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) iEurope (except SW) to SW Siberia and W Asia Minor W Europe, W Russia >> W and S Europe, W and E Africa
dammholzi Stresemann, 1928 iCaucasus area, E Asia Minor, N Iran >> E Africa
Sylvia borin 6  (Boddaert, 1783) Garden Warbler
Europe, SW Siberia and Caucasus area >> sub-Saharan Africa
Sylvia dohrni 7  (Hartlaub, 1866) Dohrn's Warbler
Príncipe
Sylvia abyssinica8 African Hill Babbler
monachus (Reichenow, 1892) iSW Cameroon (Mont Cameroun)
claudei (Alexander, 1903) δiBioko
atriceps (Sharpe, 1902)9 iSE Nigeria, Cameroon; E DR Congo to Rwanda and W Uganda
ansorgei (Rothschild, 1918) WC Angola, SE DR Congo, W Tanzania
stierlingi (Reichenow, 1898) iE and S Tanzania
abyssinica (Rüppell, 1840)10 vEthiopia, S South Sudan to W and C Kenya, NE Tanzania
stictigula (Shelley, 1903)11 iNE Zambia, Malawi, NW Mozambique
LIOPTILUS Bonaparte, 1850 M - Turdus nigricapillus Vieillot, 1818; type by monotypy   12,13
Lioptilus nigricapillus   (Vieillot, 1818) Bush Blackcap
E South Africa
CURRUCA Bechstein, 1802 F - Motacilla curruca Linnaeus, 1758; type by tautonymy14,15
Curruca nana   Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833 Asian Desert Warbler
Caspian, Iran, N Afghanistan, northern C Asia, W and S Mongolia, NW to NC China from Xinjiang to W Nei Mongol >> NE Africa, SW Asia to Pakistan, NW India
Curruca deserti 16  (Loche, 1858) African Desert Warbler
Sahara (S Morocco and Mauritania to S Tunisia)
Curruca nisoria Barred Warbler
nisoria (Bechstein, 1792)17 vC and E Europe, Turkey, Caucasus area >> E Africa [Bechstein, 1792 #9491]
merzbacheri (Schalow, 1907) iNE Iran and N Kazakhstan to Tien Shan, Mongolia and SW Siberia >> E Africa
Curruca layardi Layard's Warbler
aridicola (Winterbottom, 1958) iW and S Namibia, adjacent NW South Africa.
barnesi (Vincent, 1948) iLesotho, adjacent SE South Africa
subsolana (Clancey, 1963) vC South Africa
layardi (Hartlaub, 1862) iSW South Africa (W Western Cape, SW Northern Cape)
Curruca boehmi Banded Parisoma
somalica (Friedmann, 1928) vEthiopia, N Somalia
marsabit (van Someren, 1931) iNC Kenya
boehmi (Reichenow, 1882) iS Kenya, Tanzania
Curruca subcoerulea Chestnut-vented Warbler
ansorgei (von Zedlitz, 1921) iS Angola
cinerascens (Reichenow, 1902) iNamibia, Botswana and adjacent N South Africa, W Zimbabwe, SW Zambia
orpheana (Clancey, 1954) vZimbabwe plateau to NE and E South Africa
subcoerulea (Vieillot, 1817)18 αδvW, S and C South Africa
Curruca leucomelaena Arabian Warbler/Red Sea Warbler
leucomelaena Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833 vW Arabian coast to S Oman
negevensis (Shirihai, 1988) vSE Israel, SW Jordan [Shirihai, 1988 #3610]
blanfordi (Seebohm, 1879) iSE Egypt, E Sudan, Eritrea
somaliensis (W.L. Sclater & Mackworth-Praed, 1918) vDjibouti, N Somalia
Curruca hortensis Western Orphean Warbler
hortensis (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) vSW Europe to Italy, NW Africa to Tripolitana (NW Libya) >> SW Sahara
cyrenaicae (Svensson, 2012) N Libya (N Cyrenaica) >> ? S Sahara [Svensson, 2012 #14720]
Curruca crassirostris19 Eastern Orphean Warbler
crassirostris (Cretzschmar, 1830)20,21 αvSlovenia and Balkans to Turkey and Levant, probably W Transcaucasia >> NE Africa
jerdoni Blyth, 184722 Caucasus region, E Transcaucasia, Transcaspia, Iran and Afghanistan to W Tien Shan, Pakistan and NW India >> W and N India
Curruca buryi   (Ogilvie-Grant, 1913) Yemen Parisoma
SW Saudi Arabia, W Yemen
Curruca lugens Brown Parisoma
lugens (Rüppell, 1840)23 iW and C Ethiopia
griseiventris (Érard, 1978) δvSC Ethiopia (Bale Mts.)
jacksoni (Sharpe, 1899) iSE South Sudan, Kenya, N and W Tanzania, SE DR Congo, Malawi, NE Zambia
clara (Meise, 1934)24 δvS Tanzania (Matengo Highlands)
prigoginei (Schouteden, 1952) iE DR Congo (Itombwe)
Curruca curruca25 Lesser Whitethroat
curruca (Linnaeus, 1758)26 iEurope east to W Siberia and south to Asia Minor, Caucasus area, SW and N Iran >> NE and E Africa, S Arabian Pen.
blythi (Ticehurst & Whistler, 1933)27 Siberia east of R. Irtysh and R. Ob', N Kazakhstan (N Kirghiz steppe), N Mongolia, NE China >> S Asia
halimodendri (Sushkin, 1904)28 SE Russia (lower R. Volga), Kazakhstan to NW Mongolia, south to E Uzbekistan, W Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and possibly N Iran >> E and S Arabian Pen., SW Asia, possibly NE Africa
althaea (Hume, 1878)29 E Iran, Afghanistan, NW Pakistan, Kashmir and Tien Shan Mts. to Tarbagatay Mts. >> S Iran, S Pakistan, India, N Sri Lanka
margelanica (Stolzmann, 1898)30 vNC China (E Qinghai, Gansu, ? N and E Xinjiang), S Mongolia >> ?
minula (Hume, 1873)31 vTarim Basin, S and C Xinjiang >> S Iran to NW India
Curruca deserticola Tristram's Warbler
deserticola (Tristram, 1859) iN Algeria, N Tunisia >> NW Sahara
maroccana (E. Hartert, 1917)32 vMorocco to NW Algeria >> NW Sahara
Curruca melanothorax   (Tristram, 1872) Cyprus Warbler
Cyprus >> E Egypt, NE Sudan
Curruca mystacea Ménétries's Warbler
mystacea (Ménétries, 1832) vNE Turkey, E Transcaucasia, N Iran, W Caspian shore to lower R. Volga >> Arabia and NE Africa
rubescens (Blanford, 1874)33 iSE Turkey, Syria and E Jordan to Iraq and SW Iran >> Arabia and NE Africa
turcmenica (Sarudny & Bilkevitch, 1918)34 vNE Iran, Turkmenistan and W Pakistan to SC Kazakhstan, E Uzbekistan and W Tajikistan >> Arabia and NE Africa
Curruca ruppeli 35  (Temminck, 1823) Rüppell's Warblerδ
Greece, W and S Turkey, NW Syria >> Chad, Sudan
Curruca cantillans36 Eastern Subalpine Warbler
cantillans (Pallas, 1764)37 iSicily, mainland Italy north to Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna >> NW and W African Sahel
albistriata C.L. Brehm, 1855 vTrieste and Balkans to W Asia Minor >> W and C Africa reaching Nigeria, Niger and Chad, possibly also NE Africa
Curruca inornata Western Subalpine Warbler
inornata (von Tschusi, 1906) vNW Africa >> Senegal to W Niger
iberiae (Svensson, 2013) Iberia, S France, extreme NW Italy >> NW and W African Sahel [Svensson, 2013 #15210]
Curruca subalpina 38,39,40  (Temminck, 1820) Moltoni's Subalpine Warblerα
vMallorca, Cabrera, Corsica, Sardinia, E Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Lombardy >> W Africa [Temminck, 1820 #11086]
Curruca melanocephala Sardinian Warbler
melanocephala (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)41,42 vCanary Is., S Europe, NW Africa to Libya, Asia Minor >> S Sahara
†? norrisae (Nicoll, 1917) iFaiyum (Egypt)
momus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833 iSyria, Lebanon, Israel, W Jordan, NE Sinai
Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
communis (Latham, 1787) vEurope to Ukraine, N and C Russia, N Africa and N Asia Minor >> N tropical Africa
volgensis (Domaniewski, 1915)43 vSE Russia, W Siberia, N Kazakhstan >> NC, E and S Africa
icterops (Ménétries, 1832)44 iS and SE Turkey and Levant to Caucasus, Iran and SW Turkmenistan >> E and S Africa
rubicola (Stresemann, 1928) iMts. of WC Asia from Pamir-Alai and Tien Shan to Altai, Mongolia and S Transbaikalia >> E and S Africa
Curruca conspicillata Spectacled Warbler
conspicillata (Temminck, 1820)45,46 αvSW Europe, NW Africa, Crete, Cyprus, Levant >> W Sahara, Egypt [Temminck, 1820 #11086]
orbitalis (Wahlberg, 1854)47 vMadeira, Canary and Cape Verde Is.
Curruca sarda   (Temminck, 1820) Marmora's Warbler
vCorsica, Sardinia, Montecristo, Pantelleria, Zembra, and Kuriate Is. (W Mediterranean) >> rarely Menorca, Sicily, NW Africa
Curruca balearica 48  (von Jordans, 1913) Balearic Warbler
vBalearic Is. (except Menorca)
Curruca undata Dartford Warbler
dartfordiensis (Latham, 1787) vS England, W France, NW Spain
undata (Boddaert, 1783) vNE Spain, S France, Menorca, Italy
toni (E. Hartert, 1909) iS Portugal, C and S Spain, NW Africa
PAROPHASMA Reichenow, 1905 N - Parisoma galinieri Guérin-Méneville, 1843; type by original designation and monotypy   49
Parophasma galinieri   (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) Abyssinian Catbird/Juniper Babbler
iC and S Ethiopia
MYZORNIS Blyth, 1843 M - Myzornis pyrrhoura Blyth, 1843; type by original designation and monotypy   50
Myzornis pyrrhoura   Blyth, 1843 Fire-tailed Myzornis
iSE Xizang and W Yunnan, Himalayan foothills east from WC Nepal, N Myanmar
MOUPINIA David & Oustalet, 1877 F - Alcippe poecilotis J. Verreaux, 1871; type by original designation and monotypy   51
Moupinia poecilotis 52  (J. Verreaux, 1871) Rufous-tailed Babblerα
vWC China from N Yunnan to N and E Sichuan
LIOPARUS E.W. Oates, 1889 M - Proparus chrysotis Blyth, 1845; type by original designation and monotypy53
Lioparus chrysotis Golden-breasted Fulvetta
chrysotis (Blyth, 1845) vHimalayan foothills east from WC Nepal
albilineatus Koelz, 1954 vFar-NE India in Nagaland and Manipur
forresti (Rothschild, 1926) iNW Yunnan, NE Myanmar
amoenus (Mayr, 1941) vSE Yunnan, NE Vietnam
swinhoii (J. Verreaux, 1871)54 αiWC and NC to S China from W Sichuan and S Gansu to Guangxi and Guangdong
robsoni (J.C. Eames, 2002) iC Vietnam [Eames, 2002 #1465]
CHRYSOMMA Blyth, 1843 N - Timalia hypoleuca Franklin, 1831; type by original designation   55
Chrysomma sinense Yellow-eyed Babbler
hypoleucum (Franklin, 1831) vPakistan, S Nepal, India except NE
saturatius (Ticehurst, 1922)56 vC and E Himalayas
nasale (Legge, 1879) vSri Lanka
sinense (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) vS China, NE India, continental SE Asia except SW
Chrysomma altirostre57 Jerdon's Babbler
scindicum (Harington, 1915)58 αvPakistan
griseigulare (Hume, 1877) vS Nepal, NE India, NE Myanmar
†? altirostre Jerdon, 1862 vSC Myanmar
RHOPOPHILUS Giglioli & Salvadori, 1870 M - Drymoeca pekinensis Swinhoe, 1868; type by original designation   59
Rhopophilus pekinensis Chinese Hill Warbler
albosuperciliaris (Hume, 1871)60 αvNW China (S Xinjiang) [Hume, 1871 #4983]
pekinensis (Swinhoe, 1868)61 vKorea, N China (NE Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Shanxi and S Heilongjiang)
FULVETTA David & Oustalet, 1877 F - Siva cinereiceps J. Verreaux, 1871; type by subsequent designation (Sharpe, 1883, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 7, p. 628).62
Fulvetta vinipectus White-browed Fulvetta
kangrae Ticehurst & Whistler, 1924 iHimalayan foothills from W Himachal Pradesh to Uttarakhand
vinipectus (Hodgson, 1837)63 αiHimalayan foothills in W and C Nepal
chumbiensis Kinnear, 1939 vSE Xizang, Himalayan foothills from E Nepal to Bhutan
austeni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895) iFar-NE India in Nagaland and Manipur, N Myanmar
ripponi (Harington, 1913) iNW Myanmar in Chin hills
perstriata Mayr, 1941 vW Yunnan, SE Arunachal Pradesh, NE Myanmar
valentinae (Delacour & Jabouille, 1930) iNW Vietnam on Fansipan Mts.
bieti (Oustalet, 1892)64 αiWC China in NW Yunnan and S Sichuan
Fulvetta ludlowi 65  Kinnear, 1935 Brown-throated Fulvetta
SE Xizang, Himalayan foothills east from E Bhutan, NW Myanmar
Fulvetta cinereiceps66 Streak-throated Fulvetta/Grey-hooded Fulvetta
1 manipurensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906) vW Yunnan, far-NE India from SE Arunachal Pradesh to Manipur, W and N Myanmar
1 tonkinensis (Delacour & Jabouille, 1930) vSE Yunnan, NW Vietnam
2 fessa Bangs & J.L. Peters, 1928 vNC China in NE Qinghai, Gansu and S Shaanxi
2 cinereiceps (J. Verreaux, 1871)67 αiWC to C and SC China from SW Sichuan to W Hubei and Guizhou
2 fucata (Styan, 1899) vC China in C Hubei and Hunan
2 guttaticollis (La Touche, 1897) vSE to S China in Fujian and N Guangdong
3 formosana (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906) vTaiwan
Fulvetta striaticollis 68  (J. Verreaux, 1871) Chinese Fulvettaα
vSE and E Xizang, and WC to NC China in N Yunnan to W Sichuan, and SE Qinghai to Gansu
Fulvetta ruficapilla69 Spectacled Fulvetta
1 ruficapilla (J. Verreaux, 1871)70 αiWC to NC China from S Sichuan to S Gansu and S Shaanxi
1 sordidior (Rippon, 1903) vSW to WC China in SW to NE Yunnan and S Sichuan
2 danisi (Delacour & Greenway, 1941) iSW China in SE Yunnan and W Guangxi, NE and C Laos, NW Vietnam
2 bidoupensis (J.C. Eames, Robson & Cu, 1995)71 vSE Laos, C and SC Vietnam [Eames, 1995 #1459]
CHAMAEA Gambel, 1847 F - Parus fasciatus Gambel, 1845; type by original designation and monotypy   72
Chamaea fasciata Wrentit
phaea Osgood, 1899 vCoast of Oregon
margra Browning, 199273 iS Oregon [Browning, 1992 #543]
rufula Ridgway, 1903 vCoast of N California
fasciata (Gambel, 1845) vCoast of C California
henshawi Ridgway, 188274 iInland C California and NW Baja California
PARADOXORNIS Gould, 1836 M - Paradoxornis flavirostris Gould, 1836; type by original designation and monotypy   75
Paradoxornis flavirostris 76,77  Gould, 1836 Black-breasted Parrotbill
vNE India, NE Bangladesh
Paradoxornis guttaticollis 78  David, 1871 Spot-breasted Parrotbill
vWC to C, S and SE China, Himalayan foothills in E Arunachal Pradesh, NE India, NE Bangladesh, N continental SE Asia
Paradoxornis heudei79 Reed Parrotbill
heudei David, 1872 NE and E China south to Zhejiang
mongolicus Stepanyan, 1979 vNE Mongolia, NE China in NW Heilongjiang [Stepanyan, 1979 #3717]
polivanovi Stepanyan, 197480 S Russian Far East and NE Heilongjiang at Lake Khanka [Stepanyan, 1974 #3714]
PSITTIPARUS Hellmayr, 1903 M - Paradoxornis ruficeps Blyth, 1842; type by original designation
Psittiparus ruficeps81 Greater Rufous-headed Parrotbill/White-breasted Parrotbill
1 ruficeps (Blyth, 1842) iHimalayan foothills east from Sikkim
2 bakeri (E. Hartert, 1900) iSE Xizang and W Yunnan, NE India, NE Bangladesh, N continental SE Asia east to NW Vietnam
2 magnirostris Delacour, 1927 vNE Vietnam
Psittiparus gularis82 Grey-headed Parrotbill
1 gularis (G.R. Gray, 1845) vHimalayan foothills east from Sikkim
1 transfluvialis (E. Hartert, 1900) vSW China in SW Yunnan, NE India in S Assam and Manipur, N and E Myanmar, NW Thailand
1 rasus Stresemann, 1940 vW Myanmar in Chin hills
1 laotianus Delacour, 1926 vN continental SE Asia east from far-E Myanmar, south to NC Thailand and S Laos
1 fokiensis (David, 1874) vWC to SC and SE China
1 hainanus Rothschild, 1903 vHainan
2 margaritae Delacour, 1927 iS Vietnam
CONOSTOMA Hodgson, 1841 N - Conostoma aemodium Hodgson, 1841; type by original designation and monotypy   83,84
Conostoma aemodium 85,86  Hodgson, 1841 Great Parrotbill&alphaδ
vWC to NC China from N Yunnan to SW Gansu and S Shaanxi, Himalayan foothills from E Uttarakhand to Bhutan, NE Myanmar
CHOLORNIS J. Verreaux, 1871 M - Cholornis paradoxa J. Verreaux, 1871; type by monotypy87
Cholornis paradoxus Three-toed Parrotbill
paradoxus J. Verreaux, 187188 αvWC to NC China from SW and E Sichuan to S Gansu
taipaiensis (Cheng Tso-hsin, Lo Shih-yu & Chao Tien-ju, 1973) vNC China on Qin Ling range (S Shaanxi) [Cheng Tso-hsin, 1973 #729]
Cholornis unicolor   (Hodgson, 1843) Brown Parrotbill
W and N Yunnan to SW Sichuan, Himalayan foothills east from WC Nepal, NE Myanmar
NEOSUTHORA Hellmayr, 1911 F - Suthora davidiana H.H. Slater, 1897; type by original designation
Neosuthora davidiana Short-tailed Parrotbill
davidiana (H.H. Slater, 1897) vC to SE China in S Hunan, N Guangdong and Fujian
tonkinensis (Delacour, 1927) vNW Vietnam
thompsoni (Bingham, 1903) iE Myanmar, N Thailand, NW Laos
SUTHORA Hodgson, 1837 F - Suthora nipalensis Hodgson, 1837; type by original designation and monotypy
Suthora fulvifrons Fulvous-fronted Parrotbill
fulvifrons (Hodgson, 1845) iHimalayan foothills from WC Nepal to Bhutan
chayulensis Kinnear, 1940 vSE Xizang, Himalayan foothills in W and C Arunachal Pradesh
albifacies Mayr & Birckhead, 1937 iSW and WC China in W Yunnan and SW Sichuan, NE Myanmar
cyanophrys David, 1874 iWC to C China from W Sichuan to S Shaanxi
Suthora nipalensis89,90 Black-throated Parrotbill
1 garhwalensis (R.L. Fleming Sr. & Traylor, 1964) vHimalayan foothills in Uttarakhand [Fleming, 1964 #1573]
1 nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837) vHimalayan foothills in W and C Nepal
2 humii Sharpe, 1883 iHimalayan foothills from E Nepal to C Bhutan
3 poliotis Blyth, 1851 vWC China in NW Yunnan, NE India from Meghalaya to N Manipur, W and NE Myanmar
3 feae Salvadori, 1889 iE Myanmar, W and NW Thailand
4 patriciae Koelz, 1954 iNE India in Mizoram
4 ripponi Sharpe, 1905 iW Myanmar on Mount Victoria (Chin hills)
5 beaulieui (Ripley, 1953)91 δiLaos (? except S)
5 kamoli (J.C. Eames, 2002) iC Vietnam [Eames, 2002 #1465]
Suthora verreauxi92 Golden Parrotbill
craddocki Bingham, 190393 SC China in Guizhou (?) and Guangxi on Dayao Shan, far-NE Myanmar, NW Vietnam
verreauxi Sharpe, 1883 iWC to C China from NE Yunnan and Sichuan to S Shaanxi and Hubei
pallida La Touche, 1922 vSE China in NW Fujian
morrisoniana Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 vTaiwan
CHLEUASICUS Blyth, 1845 M - Chleuasicus ruficeps Blyth, 1845; type by monotypy = Suthora oatesi Sharpe, 1903
Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris Lesser Rufous-headed Parrotbill/Pale-billed Parrotbill
oatesi (Sharpe, 1903) iHimalayan foothills from West Bengal to Bhutan
atrosuperciliaris Godwin-Austen, 1877 vSW China in W Yunnan, Himalayan foothills in Arunachal Pradesh, N continental SE Asia east to N Laos
SINOSUTHORA Penhallurick & Robson, 2009 F - Suthora conspicillata A. David, 1871; type by original designation
Sinosuthora conspicillata Spectacled Parrotbill
conspicillata (David, 1871) vWC and NC China from NE Qinghai and SW Gansu to Sichuan and S Shaanxi
rocki (Bangs & J.L. Peters, 1928) iC China in W and SW Hubei
Sinosuthora webbiana94 Vinous-throated Parrotbill
mantschurica (Taczanowski, 1885) vRussian Far East, NE China
fulvicauda (C.W. Campbell, 1892) iKorea and NE to EC China in NE Hebei and N Henan
suffusa (Swinhoe, 1871) vNC to S and SE China from S Gansu and S Shanxi to Guangdong and Fujian
webbiana (Gould, 1852) vCoastal E China in S Jiangsu and N Zhejiang95
elisabethae (La Touche, 1922) SE Yunnan, NW Vietnam
bulomacha (Swinhoe, 1866) vTaiwan
Sinosuthora brunnea Brown-winged Parrotbill
brunnea (Anderson, 1871) vWC China in W Yunnan, NE Myanmar
ricketti (Rothschild, 1922) iWC China in NE Yunnan, SW Sichuan
styani (Rippon, 1903) iWC China in NW Yunnan [Rippon, 1903 #7603]
Sinosuthora alphonsiana Ashy-throated Parrotbill
ganluoensis (Li Gui-yuan & Zhang Qing-mao, 1980) vWC China in Ganluo region (SW Sichuan) [Li Gui-yuan, 1980 #2378]
alphonsiana (J. Verreaux, 1871)96 αvWC China in Sichuan97
stresemanni (Yen Kwok Yung, 1934)98 SC China in far-SE Yunnan, Guizhou
yunnanensis (La Touche, 1921) vS and SE Yunnan, NW Vietnam
Sinosuthora zappeyi Grey-hooded Parrotbill
zappeyi (Thayer & Bangs, 1912) iWC and SC China in S Sichuan and NW Guizhou
erlangshanica (Cheng Tso-hsin, Li Gui-yuan & Zhang Qing-mao, 1983) vWC China on Erlang range (SW Sichuan) [Cheng Tso-hsin, 1983 #737]
Sinosuthora przewalskii   (Berezovski & Bianchi, 1891) Rusty-throated Parrotbill/Przewalski's Parrotbill
NC China in SW and S Gansu

1 Following the evidence that typical Sylvia species seemed closer to babblers than to other groups of warblers, see Cibois (2003) [Cibois, 2003 #768] much revision has occurred as evidence by the number of families now considered need to accommodate the two original broad families.
2 The sequence of genera is based on Gelang et al. (2009) [Gelang, 2009 #11542] and Moyle et al. (2012) [Moyle, 2012 #14713]. The arrangement of parrotbill genera and their allies follows Yeung et al. (2011) [Yeung, 2011 #12890] and Penhallurick & Robson (2009) [Penhallurick, 2009 #11902] as corrected by Penhallurick (2010) [Penhallurick, 2010 #13507].
3 Species follows 'clade 1' of Voelker & Light (2011) [Voelker, 2011 #12886]. Subsumes genera Horizornis and Pseudoalcippe see Voelker et al. (2009) [Voelker, 2009 #11687].
4 Includes atlantis see Roselaar in Cramp et al. (1992) [Cramp, 1992 #1088].
5 Includes koenigi see Roselaar in Cramp et al. (1992) [Cramp, 1992 #1088].
6 Includes woodwardi; see Svensson (1992) [Svensson, 1992 #15374]. But see Aymí & Gargallo (2006) [Aymí, 2006 #15585].
7 Previously Horizorhinus dohrni. For placement here see Voelker et al. (2009) [Voelker, 2009 #11687] and Moyle et al. (2012) [Moyle, 2012 #14713].
8 Previously treated in a monotypic genus Pseudoalcippe; this is a sister taxon to Sylvia, see Voelker et al. (2009) [Voelker, 2009 #11687] and was placed in Sylvia by Moyle et al. (2012) [Moyle, 2012 #14713].
9 Prigogine (1985) [Prigogine, 1985 #3152] proposed reversion to a treatment in which this is a separate species as in Deignan (1964) [Deignan, 1964 #1250], see Collar & Robson (2007) [Collar, 2007 #12226]; but see Dowsett & Dowsett-Lemaire (1993) [Dowsett, 1993 #1416].
10 Implicitly includes micra, hildegardae Ripley & Heinrich, 1966 [Ripley, 1966 #3320], poliothorax Cunningham-van Someren & Schifter, 1981 [Cunningham-van Someren, 1981 #1103], and loima Cunningham-van Someren & Schifter, 1981 [Cunningham-van Someren, 1981 #1103]; see Collar & Robson (2007) [Collar, 2007 #12226].
11 Treated as a synonym of stierlingi by Collar & Robson (2007) [Collar, 2007 #12226].
12 For signal to possible relationship with S. atricapillus and S. abyssinica see Johansson et al. (2008) [Johansson, 2008 #10998]. Not screened by Voelker et al. (2009) [Voelker, 2009 #11687] causing retention of monotypic genus.
13 For suggested placement in Sylvia, see Moyle et al. (2012) [Moyle, 2012 #14713].
14 Recognition of this genus is based on the deep divergence of between Sylvia clade 1 and Sylvia clades 2 and 3 recovered in the study of Voelker & Light (2011) [Voelker, 2011 #12886].
15 Includes Parisoma see Dietzen et al. (2008) [Dietzen, 2008 #11216].
16 For treatment as a separate species from C. nana see Shirihai et al. (2001) [Shirihai, 2001 #3615]; see also Sangster et al. (2004) [Sangster, 2004 #3475].
17 For correction of source publication see Mey (2003) [Mey, 2003 #2655].
18 The diphthong in the original spelling was an oe diphthong.
19 For treatment as a separate species from C. hortensis see Shirihai et al. (2001) [Shirihai, 2001 #3615].
20 Aymí & Gargallo (2006) [Aymí, 2006 #15585] recognised balchanica.
21 For correct date of publication see Steinheimer (2005) [Steinheimer, 2005 #3709].
22 Includes balchanica see Svensson (2012) [Svensson, 2012 #14720].
23 Not 1804 as in Watson et al. (1986) [Watson, 1986 #4449].
24 For recognition see Fry (1997) [Fry, 1997 #1630].
25 The C. curruca/C. althaea complex represents two or three species; see Olsson et al. (2013) [Olsson, 2013 #14716]. Deep DNA divergences between subspecies clades do not match morphology, calls or ecology so despite some evidence of local sympatry further work is required before more than one species is recognised. See also Martens & Steil (1997) [Martens, 1997 #2505] and Shirihai et al. (2001) [Shirihai, 2001 #3615].
26 Includes caucasica; see Olsson et al. (2013) [Olsson, 2013 #14716]. But see Stepanyan (1990) [Stepanyan, 1990 #3721] and Loskot (2001) [Loskot, 2001 #2419] who on morphological grounds considered this a diagnosable taxon.
27 For recognition see Cramp et al. (1992) [Cramp, 1992 #1088], Loskot (2001) [Loskot, 2001 #2419] and Olsson et al. (2013) [Olsson, 2013 #14716].
28 Includes jaxartica and presumably snigirewskii; see Olsson et al. (2013) [Olsson, 2013 #14716], but see Loskot (2005) [Loskot, 2005 #9951] for acceptance of snigirewskii.
29 Stepanyan (1990) [Stepanyan, 1990 #3721] treated monticola as a synonym of althaea, as did Shirihai et al. (2001) [Shirihai, 2001 #3615] and Olsson et al. (2013) [Olsson, 2013 #14716]. But see Loskot (2001) [Loskot, 2001 #2419].
30 Includes chuancheica see Cramp et al. (1992) [Cramp, 1992 #1088] and Olsson et al. (2013) [Olsson, 2013 #14716] who also included telengitica.
31 For evidence of apparent sympatry between minula and althaea see Martens & Steil (1997) [Martens, 1997 #2505].
32 Includes ticehursti see Shirihai et al. (2001) [Shirihai, 2001 #3615].
33 For recognition see Cramp et al. (1992) [Cramp, 1992 #1088].
34 For recognition see Cramp et al. (1992) [Cramp, 1992 #1088].
35 Original spelling; internal evidence supports this. Emendation to e.g. rueppelli as used by Watson (1986) [Watson, 1986 #4449] and Dickinson (2003) [Dickinson, 2003 #9533] was unjustified.
36 For treatment as three species see Svensson (2013) [Svensson, 2013 #15210], See also Brambilla (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) [Brambilla, 2006 #9774], [Brambilla, 2008 #10768], [Brambilla, 2010 #12292], [Brambilla, 2012 #15158].
37 For lectotypification to fix the type locality see Svensson (2013) [Svensson, 2013 #15210].
38 For recognition as part of the separation of C. cantillans into three species see Svensson (2013) [Svensson, 2013 #15210]. See also Baccetti et al. (2007) [Baccetti, 2007 #9437].
39 First described in August 1820; but sometimes cited from Temminck's Manuel d'Ornithologie which dates from October, 1820.
40 Includes moltoni; see Svensson (2013) [Svensson, 2013 #15210].
41 Includes leucogastra and pasiphae, see Shirihai et al. (2001) [Shirihai, 2001 #3615].
42 Also includes valverdei Cabot & Urdiales (2005) [Cabot, 2005 #646] see Aymí & Gargallo (2006) [Aymí, 2006 #15585].
43 For recognition see Cramp et al. (1992) [Cramp, 1992 #1088].
44 Includes traudeli Kumerloeve, 1969 [Kumerloeve, 1969 #2296]; see Roselaar (1995) [Roselaar, 1995 #3385].
45 Implicitly includes extratipica Trischitta, 1939 [Trischitta, 1939 #3879] see Vaurie (1959) [Vaurie, 1959 #3961].
46 Depicted and named in the Planches Coloriées before the Manuel d'Ornithologie.
47 Includes bella see Vaurie (1959) [Vaurie, 1959 #3961].
48 For treatment as a separate species from C. sarda see Shirihai et al. (2001) [Shirihai, 2001 #3615].
49 For placement close to Sylvia; see Gelang et al. (2009) [Gelang, 2009 #11542].
50 For recognition of taxonomic affinities see Gelang et al. (2009) [Gelang, 2009 #11542].
51 Found not to belong in the genus Chrysomma by Moyle et al. (2012) [Moyle, 2012 #14713].
52 For date correction see Dickinson et al. (2011) [Dickinson, 2011 #13287].
53 Treatment in this monotypic genus follows Wolters (1980) [Wolters, 1980 #4263] and Pasquet et al. (2006) [Pasquet, 2006 #7390].
54 For date correction see Dickinson et al. (2011) [Dickinson, 2011 #13287].
55 Moyle et al. (2012) [Moyle, 2012 #14713] placed this in the same sylviid clade as Chamaea and Paradoxornis.
56 Placed in synonymy by Ripley (1982) [Ripley, 1982 #3332]. For recognition see Collar & Robson (2007) [Collar, 2007 #12226]; but not recognised by Rasmussen & Anderton (2012) [Rasmussen, 2012 #15479]. Where it belongs in synonymy requires confirmation.
57 For transfer from genus Moupinia to Chrysomma see Ripley (1982) [Ripley, 1982 #3332]. But see Dickinson (2003) [Dickinson, 2003 #9533].
58 For date correction see Pittie (2003) [Pittie, 2003 #3097].
59 For placement close to Sylvia see Alström et al. (2006) [Alström, 2006 #9747] and Gelang et al. (2009) [Gelang, 2009 #11542].
60 First described in The Ibis not in 1873 as given by Watson et al. (1986) [Watson, 1986 #4449]. Citation link after range statement.
61 Includes leptorhynchus; see Collar & Robson (2007) [Collar, 2007 #12226] and Leader et al. (2013) [Leader, 2013 #15612].
62 Species previously included in Alcippe; for recognition of genus and its relationships see Pasquet et al. (2006) [Pasquet, 2006 #7390] and Moyle et al. (2012) [Moyle, 2012 #14713]. Species composition based on type species with allies evidenced by morphology.
63 For date correction see Dickinson (2009) [Dickinson, 2009 #11609].
64 For correct date of publication see Dickinson et al. (2011) [Dickinson, 2011 #13287].
65 For treatment at species rank; see Ripley et al. (1991) [Ripley, 1991 #3340].
66 Subspecies groups derived from treatment as three species by Collar & Robson (2007) [Collar, 2007 #12226].
67 For date correction see Dickinson et al. (2011) [Dickinson, 2011 #13287].
68 For date correction see Dickinson et al. (2011) [Dickinson, 2011 #13287].
69 Robson (2000) [Robson, 2000 #3368] suggested the two southern populations constitute a separate species; so treated by Collar & Robson (2007) [Collar, 2007 #12226]. Here treated as subspecies groups.
70 For date correction see Dickinson et al. (2011) [Dickinson, 2011 #13287].
71 While internal pages carry date 1994 the cover is dated Feb. 1995.
72 Moyle et al. (2012) [Moyle, 2012 #14713] placed this in the same sylviid clade as Chrysomma and Paradoxornis. See also Barhoum & Burns (2002) [Barhoum, 2002 #213] and Gelang et al. (2009) [Gelang, 2009 #11542].
73 For recognition see Guepel & Ballard (2002) [Guepel, 2002 #15641] and Collar & Robson (2007) [Collar, 2007 #12226].
74 Includes canicauda; see Phillips (1986) [Phillips, 1986 #3071].
75 The recognition of small genera from a broad genus Paradoxornis follows Yeung et al. (2011) [Yeung, 2011 #12890] and Penhallurick & Robson (2009) [Penhallurick, 2009 #11902] whose work was based on Yeung et al. (2006) [Yeung, 2006 #15597].
76 Birds from W Burma assigned here by Deignan (1964) [Deignan, 1964 #1252] have been reassigned to P. guttaticollis by Robson (2000) [Robson, 2000 #3368].
77 Considered to form a superspecies with P. guttaticollis by Sibley & Monroe (1990) [Sibley, 1990 #3636].
78 Treated as conspecific with P. flavirostris by Cheng (1987) [Cheng Tso-hsin, 1987 #739]. Includes gongshanensis Cheng, 1984 [Cheng Tso-hsin, 1984 #738]; see Collar & Robson (2007) [Collar, 2007 #12226].
79 For rejection of treatment as three species by Stepanyan (1998) [Stepanyan, 1998 #3727] see Collar & Robson (2007) [Collar, 2007 #12226].
80 Initially proposed as a subspecies but assigned species rank see Stepanyan (1998) [Stepanyan, 1998 #3727].
81 Subspecies groups derive from suggestions of King & Robson (2008) [King, 2008 #10861] and the two species treatment of Penhallurick & Robson (2009) [Penhallurick, 2009 #11902].
82 Subspecies groups derived from two species treated by Collar & Robson (2007) [Collar, 2007 #12226].
83 Dual original spellings; for First Reviser see David et al. (2009) [David, 2009 #11541]. Claimed preoccupation refuted, see Gregory & Dickinson (2012) [Gregory, 2012 #13835].
84 For date correction see Dickinson & Pittie (2006) [Dickinson, 2006 #9467].
85 Multiple original spellings; for First Reviser see David et al. (2009) [David, 2009 #11541].
86 For date correction see Dickinson & Pittie (2006) [Dickinson, 2006 #9467].
87 For correct date of publication see Dickinson et al. (2011) [Dickinson, 2011 #13287].
88 For date correction see Dickinson et al. (2011) [Dickinson, 2011 #13287].
89 Considered to form a superspecies with S. verreauxi by Sibley & Monroe (1990) [Sibley, 1990 #3636].
90 Five subspecies groups reflect the species perceived by Penhallurick & Robson (2009) [Penhallurick, 2009 #11902]; following them the name crocotiae is treated as given to an intergradient form.
91 Correct original spelling. Spelling beaulieu in Dickinson (2003) [Dickinson, 2003 #9533] was an ISS.
92 For treatment as separate from S. nipalensis see Vaurie (1959) [Vaurie, 1959 #3961].
93 For assignment to S. verreauxi see Yeung et al. (2011) [Yeung, 2011 #12890].
94 Considered to form a superspecies with S. brunnea by Sibley & Monroe (1990) [Sibley, 1990 #3636].
95 Introduced to NW Italy.
96 For date correction see Dickinson et al. (2011) [Dickinson, 2011 #13287].
97 Introduced to NW Italy.
98 For recognition see Robson (2007) [Robson, 2007 #12227].
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