Nesillas

Nesillas
Malagasy brush warbler (Nesillas typica)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Acrocephalidae
Genus:	Nesillas Oberholser, 1899
Type species
Ellisia typica[1] Hartlaub, 1860

Nesillas is a genus of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. Established by Harry Church Oberholser in 1899, it contains the following species:^[2]

• Grande Comore 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".^[3]

References

1. "Acrocephalidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
2. "ITIS Report: Nesillas". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.