Hippolais is a genus of tree warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. It is sometimes associated with the genus Iduna. The genus name Hippolais is from Ancient Greek hupolais, as misspelt by Linnaeus. It referred to a small bird mentioned by Aristotle and others and may be onomatopoeic or derived from hupo,"under", and laas, "stone".
Species It contains the following species: Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Upcher's warbler Hippolais languida Breeds in an area from Turkey south and east to Pakistan; winters in eastern Africa, from Eritrea and Somalia south to Tanzania. Olive-tree warbler Hippolais olivetorum Breeds in southeast Europe and the Near East; winters in eastern and southern Africa, from Kenya south to South Africa. Melodious warbler Hippolais polyglotta western Europe and north Africa, and overwinters in west Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Icterine warbler Hippolais icterina northern France and Norway through most of northern and eastern Europe, south as far as the northern Balkan mountains and the Crimean peninsula; winters in Africa south of the Sahara.
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