Nesillas

Nesillas
	Malagasy brush warbler (Nesillas typica)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Acrocephalidae
Genus:	Nesillas; Oberholser, 1899

Nesillas is a genus of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. Established by Harry Church Oberholser in 1899, it contains the following species:^[1]

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".^[2]

References[]

^ "ITIS Report: Nesillas". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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[ITIS-1] "ITIS Report: Nesillas". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

[Jobling-2] Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

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