Anjouan Brush Warbler
Nesillas longicaudata (E. Newton, 1877)
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.
Nesillas longicaudata distribution map
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Anjouan brush warbler (Nesillas longicaudata) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. Clements lumps this bird into the Malagasy brush warbler N. typica. This is supported by the IUCN, whereas the IOC recognizes it as a valid species.
It is endemic to the Comoros and Mayotte.
Wikipedia contributors, Anjouan 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 longicaudata (E. Newton, 1877)
- Name authority
- (E. Newton, 1877)
- Common name
- Anjouan Brush Warbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Acrocephalidae
- Genus
- Nesillas
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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 longicaudata (E. Newton, 1877)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aldabra Brush WarblerNesillas aldabrana Benson & Penny, 1968 | AcrocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Nesillas lantzii (A. Grandidier, 1867) | 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 |
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=561591 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.
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:47775. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.