Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Sylviidae

1. (strictly) A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – the sylviid babblers, parrotbills and myzornis.
2. (formerly and loosely) A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – all of the Old World warblers.

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276