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Nesillas

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Acrocephalidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passerine

Superfamily
  
Sylvioidea

Scientific name
  
Nesillas

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Aldabra brush warbler, Subdesert brush warbler, Malagasy brush warbler, Grand Comoro brush war, Moheli brush warbler

Nesillas is a genus of Old World warbler in the Acrocephalidae family. Established by Harry Church Oberholser in 1899, it contains the following species:

  • Grand Comoro brush warbler (Nesillas brevicaudata)
  • Subdesert brush warbler (Nesillas lantzii)
  • Anjouan brush warbler (Nesillas longicaudata)
  • Moheli brush warbler (Nesillas mariae)
  • Malagasy brush warbler (Nesillas typica)
  • Aldabra brush warbler (Nesillas aldabrana) (extinct)
  • The name Nesillas is created from the Greek words nēsos, meaning "island" (a reference to Madagascar) and illas, meaning "thrush".

    References

    Nesillas Wikipedia