Alternative name: Red-capped Forest Warbler
- Artisornis metopias
Orthotomus metopias
Identification
10 cm
- Rufous head and neck
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in Tanzania and Mozambique.
Taxonomy
There are two subspecies[1]
- A. m. metopias (pallidus):
- Montane forests of eastern Tanzania to north-western Mozambique (Njesi Plateau)
- A. m. altus:
- Eastern Tanzania (Uluguru Mountains)
Has been placed in the genus Orthotomus but is now thought not to be related closely with the Asian Tailorbirds.
Habitat
Moist montanes.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insercts.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) African Tailorbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Tailorbird
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