Cinnamon-breasted Warbler

Alternative name: Kopje Warbler

Photo by Alan Manson
Near Kamassies, Northern Cape, South Africa, October 2011

Euryptila subcinnamomea

Identification

Length 13-14 cm, mass 10-13 g. A dark brown warbler with a cinnamon forecrown, lower breast, upper belly and rump.

Distribution

Southern Namibia and western South Africa.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Euryptila subcinnamomea has two subspecies:¹

• E. s. petrophila

• Namibia and extreme north-western Northern Cape Province

• E. s. subcinnamomea

• Western South Africa

Hockey et al.² regard the species as a monotypic species.

Habitat

Granitic inselbergs (kopjes) and rocky hillsides with short bushes and grasses.

Behaviour

Usually solitary; forages on rocks and in shrubs for insects.

Breeding

Monogamous and probably territorial. The oval nest has a side-entrance and is built in a plant, using grass leaves and stems, within a metre of the ground. Two to four eggs are laid July to December.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinnamon-breasted Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon-breasted_Warbler

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