Locustellidae

Locustella naevia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sylvioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Classis: Aves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Sylvioidea

Familia: Locustellidae
Genera: Amphilais – Bradypterus – Buettikoferella – Chaetornis – Elaphrornis – Locustella – Megalurulus – Megalurus – Schoenicola

Name

Locustellidae Bonaparte, 1854

Synonyms

• Megaluridae Blyth, 1875

References

• Del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A., & Christie, D. (editors). 2006: Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 849655306X.
• Alström, P., Ericson, P. G. P., Olsson, U., & Sundberg, P. (2006). Phylogeny and classification of the avian superfamily Sylvioidea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38 (2): 381–397. PDF fulltext
• Beresford, P., Barker, F. K., Ryan, P. G., & Crowe, T. M. (2005). African endemics span the tree of songbirds (Passeri): molecular systematics of several evolutionary 'enigmas'. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B 272 (1565): 849–858. PDF fulltext
• IOC

Vernacular names

English: Grass warblers and allies