genus
Sylvia
Sylvia is a genus in the family Sylviidae. This database currently files 19 species under it, 1 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 19
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 26%
- Weight range
- 16.7 g – 29.6 g
Best-known members of Sylvia
Ranked by popularity score.

Eurasian blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla

Garden warbler
Sylvia borin

Bush blackcap
Sylvia nigricapillus

Dohrn's warbler
Sylvia dohrni

African hill babbler
Sylvia abyssinica
Abyssinian catbird
Sylvia galinieri
Rwenzori hill babbler
Sylvia atriceps
How threatened is Sylvia?
7 of 19 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 14% |
| LCLeast Concern | 6 | 86% |
All species in Sylvia
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasian blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | Sylviidae | Least Concern | 16.7 g | Not recorded |
| Garden warbler | Sylvia borin | Sylviidae | Least Concern | 18.2 g | Not recorded |
| Bush blackcap | Sylvia nigricapillus | Sylviidae | Vulnerable | 29.6 g | Not recorded |
| Dohrn's warbler | Sylvia dohrni | Sylviidae | Least Concern | 19.3 g | Not recorded |
| African hill babbler | Sylvia abyssinica | Sylviidae | Least Concern | 18.8 g | Not recorded |
| Abyssinian catbird | Sylvia galinieri | Sylviidae | Least Concern | 21.5 g | Not recorded |
| Rwenzori hill babbler | Sylvia atriceps | Sylviidae | Least Concern | 18.8 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sylvia australasiae | Sylviidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sylvia baeticata | Sylviidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sylvia brevicaudata | Sylviidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sylvia caerulescens | Sylviidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sylvia cambaiensis | Sylviidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sylvia coryphoeus | Sylviidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sylvia familiaris | Sylviidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sylvia flava | Sylviidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sylvia guzurata | Sylviidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sylvia leucophoea | Sylviidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sylvia poicilotis | Sylviidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sylvia semirufa | Sylviidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |