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 | |
|---|---|
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| 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:
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_(8079442053).jpg) | Upcher's warbler | Hippolais languida | eastern Africa, from Eritrea and Somalia south to Tanzania. |
.jpg) | Olive-tree warbler | Hippolais olivetorum | eastern and southern Africa, from Kenya south to South Africa. |
 | Melodious warbler | Hippolais polyglotta | Western Europe and North Africa, and overwinters in West Africa south of the Sahara Desert. |
 | Icterine warbler | Hippolais icterina | northern France and Norway through most of northern and eastern Europe, south as far as the northern Balkans mountains and Crimea mountains |
References
- 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.
- 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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