Malagasy brush warbler

Malagasy brush warbler
At Analamazaotra Reserve
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acrocephalidae
Genus: Nesillas
Species:
N. typica
Binomial name
Nesillas typica
(Hartlaub, 1860)
Subspecies
  • N. t. moheliensis - Benson, 1960
  • N. t. obscura - Delacour, 1931
  • N. t. ellisii - (Schlegel & Pollen, 1868)
  • N. t. typica - (Hartlaub, 1860)
Distribution of Malagasy Brush Warbler
  Resident

The Malagasy brush warbler (Nesillas typica), also known as the Madagascar brush warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. . The Malagasy brush warbler is a widespread species of forest undergrowth and is found primarily in both Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. The bird is typically found alone or in pairs of 2 and flies short distances due to a small wingspan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.