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;[[:Category:Bathmocercus|Bathmocercus]] rufus | ;[[:Category:Bathmocercus|Bathmocercus]] rufus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Black forehead, forecrown, face, chin and throat | ||
| + | *Chestnut hind crown and upperparts | ||
| + | *Greyish underparts | ||
| + | *Graduated tail has 10 feathers | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Central and East [[Africa]]:<br /> | Central and East [[Africa]]:<br /> | ||
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Tanzania]] | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Tanzania]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Two subspecies are recognized: | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
* ''B. r. rufus'' from Southern [[Cameroon]] to [[Gabon]] and [[Central African Republic]] | * ''B. r. rufus'' from Southern [[Cameroon]] to [[Gabon]] and [[Central African Republic]] | ||
* ''B. r. vulpinus'' from Eastern [[Zaire]] to Southern [[Sudan]], [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]].<br /> | * ''B. r. vulpinus'' from Eastern [[Zaire]] to Southern [[Sudan]], [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]].<br /> | ||
Formerly considered conspecific with [[Black-capped Rufous Warbler]]. | Formerly considered conspecific with [[Black-capped Rufous Warbler]]. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Thick undergrowth, bracken and young trees in damp lowland forests. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of insects, beetles, millipedes, ants and their eggs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
| − | # | + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Bathmocercus+rufus}} | {{GSearch|Bathmocercus+rufus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bathmocercus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bathmocercus]] | ||
Revision as of 00:26, 24 November 2016
- Bathmocercus rufus
Identification
12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)
Male
- Black forehead, forecrown, face, chin and throat
- Chestnut hind crown and upperparts
- Greyish underparts
- Graduated tail has 10 feathers
Distribution
Central and East Africa:
Western Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- B. r. rufus from Southern Cameroon to Gabon and Central African Republic
- B. r. vulpinus from Eastern Zaire to Southern Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
Formerly considered conspecific with Black-capped Rufous Warbler.
Habitat
Thick undergrowth, bracken and young trees in damp lowland forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, beetles, millipedes, ants and their eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-faced Rufous Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Rufous_Warbler
