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− | ;Euryptila subcinnamomea | + | ;[[:Category:Euryptila|Euryptila]] subcinnamomea |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | Length 13-14 cm, mass 10-13 g. A dark brown warbler with a cinnamon forecrown, lower breast, upper belly and rump. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Southern [[Namibia]] and western [[South Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ''Euryptila subcinnamomea'' has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
+ | *''E. s. petrophila'' | ||
+ | :*Namibia and extreme north-western Northern Cape Province | ||
+ | *''E. s. subcinnamomea'' | ||
+ | :*Western [[South Africa]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Hockey ''et al.''<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> regard the species monotypic. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Granitic inselbergs (''kopjes'') and rocky hillsides with short bushes and grasses. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==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== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thNov08}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}} | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Euryptila+subcinnamomea}} | {{GSearch|Euryptila+subcinnamomea}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Euryptila]] [[Category:Missing Images]] |
Revision as of 18:42, 27 December 2008
Alternative name: Cinnamon-breasted Warbler
- 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
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 monotypic.
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
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinnamon-breasted Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon-breasted_Warbler