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''Melocichla mentalis'' has five subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Melocichla mentalis'' has five subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''M. m. mentalis'' | *''M. m. mentalis'' | ||
| − | :*Senegambia to Gabon, southern | + | :*[[Senegambia]] to [[Gabon]], southern [[DRC]], [[Angola]], [[Zambia]] and northern [[Malawi]] |
*''M. m. amauroura'' | *''M. m. amauroura'' | ||
| − | :* | + | :*[[South Sudan]] and southwestern [[Ethiopia]] south to eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Uganda]], western and central [[Kenya]], western [[Tanzania]], and northern and central [[Zambia]] |
*''M. m. orientalis'' | *''M. m. orientalis'' | ||
| − | :*Eastern Kenya to southern Tanzania, southern Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique | + | :*Eastern [[Kenya]] to southern [[Tanzania]], southern [[Malawi]], [[Zambia]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Mozambique]] |
*''M. m. incana'' | *''M. m. incana'' | ||
| − | :* | + | :*Northeastern [[Tanzania]] |
*''M. m. luangwae'' | *''M. m. luangwae'' | ||
| − | :*Zambia | + | :*[[Zambia]] |
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- Melocichla mentalis
Identification
Length 18-19 cm. A large, plain warbler with a dark, broad, rounded tail. It has a black malar stripe and unstreaked breast and backand.
Distribution
Tropical Africa
Taxonomy
Photo by safariranger
Near a rural village between Luambe and North Luangwa National Parks, Zambia, July 2006
Near a rural village between Luambe and North Luangwa National Parks, Zambia, July 2006
Melocichla mentalis has five subspecies:[1]
- M. m. mentalis
- M. m. amauroura
- South Sudan and southwestern Ethiopia south to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western and central Kenya, western Tanzania, and northern and central Zambia
- M. m. orientalis
- M. m. incana
- Northeastern Tanzania
- M. m. luangwae
Habitat
Long, rank grass adjacent to forest.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Moustached Grass Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Moustached_Grass_Warbler
