Aldabra Brush Warbler
Nesillas aldabrana Benson & Penny, 1968
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Aldabra brush warbler (Nesillas aldabrana) is an extinct bird in the acrocephalid warbler family. It was endemic to the atoll of Aldabra in the Seychelles and an individual was last seen in 1983.
Wikipedia contributors, Aldabra brush warbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:20:42.079522+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nesillas aldabrana Benson & Penny, 1968
- Name authority
- Benson & Penny, 1968
- Common name
- Aldabra Brush Warbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Acrocephalidae
- Genus
- Nesillas
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAcrocephalidae Salvin, 1882
- genusNesillas Oberholser, 1899
- speciesNesillas aldabrana Benson & Penny, 1968
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nesillas. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nesillas lantzii (A. Grandidier, 1867) | AcrocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Anjouan Brush WarblerNesillas longicaudata (E. Newton, 1877) | AcrocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moheli Brush WarblerNesillas mariae Benson, 1960 | AcrocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malagasy Brush WarblerNesillas typica (Hartlaub, 1860) | AcrocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grand Comoro Brush WarblerNesillas brevicaudata (Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1888) | AcrocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nesillas aldabranus Benson & Penny, 1968 Benson & Penny, 1968 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561589 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:47772. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.