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[[Image:Rufous-vented_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}} <br >Etosha National Park, [[Namibia]], December 2006]]
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[[Image:Rufous-vented_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}} <br />Etosha National Park, [[Namibia]], December 2006]]
 
'''Alternative Names: Chestnut-vented Tit-babbler, Rufous-vented Warbler'''
 
'''Alternative Names: Chestnut-vented Tit-babbler, Rufous-vented Warbler'''
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;[[:Category:Parisoma|Parisoma]] subcaeruleum
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;[[:Category:Sylvia|Sylvia]] subcoerulea<br />
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''Sylvia subcaeruleum, Sylvia subcaerulea''
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''Sylvia subcaerulea; Curruca subcoerulea; Parisoma subcaeruleum''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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14-15 cm. Grey brown upperparts, black tail with a broad white band at its tip,  white eye ring, grey throat is with heavy dark streaking, grey breast and belly, and the vent area is bright chestnut. Black legs and grey eyes. The sexes are similar, but the juvenile has an unstreaked throat.  
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13·5 cm (5¼ in)
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*Greyish-brown upperparts
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*Black tail has broad white outer tail feathers
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*Grey throat with dark streaking
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*Grey breast and belly
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*Bright chestnut vent
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*Grey eyes
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*White eye ring
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*Black legs
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The sexes are similar; juvenile has an unstreaked throat.  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Angola]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Zambia]], [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]], [[Lesotho]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Swaziland]].
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[[Africa]]:<br />
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Southern Africa (except wetter e and ne parts) to Angola.
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'''Western Africa''': found in [[Angola]]<br />
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Zambia]]<br />
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'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]] (except wetter eastern and north-eastern parts), [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and [[Swaziland]]
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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''Parisoma subcaeruleum'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]][[#References|[2]]]</sup>
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====Subspecies====
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*''P. s. ansorgei''
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''Sylvia subcaerulea'' has four subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]][[#References|[2]]]</sup>
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*''S. s. ansorgei''
 
:*Coastal south-western [[Angola]]
 
:*Coastal south-western [[Angola]]
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*''P. s. cinerascens''
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*''S. s. cinerascens''
 
:*[[Namibia]] and [[Botswana]]
 
:*[[Namibia]] and [[Botswana]]
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*''P. s. subcaeruleum''
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*''S. s. subcoerulea''
 
:*Western, southern and central [[South Africa]]
 
:*Western, southern and central [[South Africa]]
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*''P. s. orpheanum''
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*''S. s. orpheana''
 
:*[[Zimbabwe]] to eastern [[South Africa]] and [[Lesotho]]
 
:*[[Zimbabwe]] to eastern [[South Africa]] and [[Lesotho]]
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Formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Parisoma|Parisoma]]''.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Thornveld, riverine bush and scrub, semi-arid scrub, bushy hillsides, thickets in savanna.
 
Thornveld, riverine bush and scrub, semi-arid scrub, bushy hillsides, thickets in savanna.
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Its diet includes insects and small invertebrates.
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====Diet====
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Breeding: Season: August to December in sw Cape, August to March (mainly October-December) in Transvaal, October to January in KwaZulu-Natal, September to March (mainly September-November) in Zimbabwe, December to April in sw Kalahari (where probably partly opportunistic after rain). Nest: Thin-walled cup of dry grass, rootlets and spider web, lined with fine plant fibres and down.
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Their diet consists of insects and small invertebrates such as caterpillars, mantids and spiders. They also eat some fruits and seeds.
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====Breeding====
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Season: August to December in sw Cape, August to March (mainly October-December) in Transvaal, October to January in KwaZulu-Natal, September to March (mainly September-November) in Zimbabwe, December to April in sw Kalahari (where probably partly opportunistic after rain). Nest: Thin-walled cup of dry grass, rootlets and spider web, lined with fine plant fibres and down.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2019)
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Sylvia+subcaeruleum Use "Sylvia subcaeruleum" to}}
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{{GSearch|Warbler+subc Use Warbler to}}
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{{GSearch|Parisoma+subcaeruleum Use "Parisoma subcaeruleum" to}}
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{{GSearch|Tit_babbler+subc Use Tit-babbler to}}
  
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Parisoma]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Sylvia]]

Revision as of 21:20, 15 April 2019

Photo by safariranger
Etosha National Park, Namibia, December 2006

Alternative Names: Chestnut-vented Tit-babbler, Rufous-vented Warbler

Sylvia subcoerulea

Sylvia subcaerulea; Curruca subcoerulea; Parisoma subcaeruleum

Identification

13·5 cm (5¼ in)

  • Greyish-brown upperparts
  • Black tail has broad white outer tail feathers
  • Grey throat with dark streaking
  • Grey breast and belly
  • Bright chestnut vent
  • Grey eyes
  • White eye ring
  • Black legs


The sexes are similar; juvenile has an unstreaked throat.

Distribution

Africa:
Western Africa: found in Angola
Eastern Africa: Zambia
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa (except wetter eastern and north-eastern parts), KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Sylvia subcaerulea has four subspecies:[1][2]

  • S. s. ansorgei
  • S. s. cinerascens
  • S. s. subcoerulea
  • S. s. orpheana

Formerly placed in the genus Parisoma.

Habitat

Thornveld, riverine bush and scrub, semi-arid scrub, bushy hillsides, thickets in savanna.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of insects and small invertebrates such as caterpillars, mantids and spiders. They also eat some fruits and seeds.

Breeding

Season: August to December in sw Cape, August to March (mainly October-December) in Transvaal, October to January in KwaZulu-Natal, September to March (mainly September-November) in Zimbabwe, December to April in sw Kalahari (where probably partly opportunistic after rain). Nest: Thin-walled cup of dry grass, rootlets and spider web, lined with fine plant fibres and down.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  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
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2019)

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