| Red-capped forest warbler | |
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| Call | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Artisornis |
| Species: | A. metopias
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| Binomial name | |
| Artisornis metopias (
Reichenow, 1907)
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| Synonyms | |
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Prinia metopias (
protonym) | |
The red-capped forest warbler (Artisornis metopias), also known as the African tailorbird, is a songbird of the family Cisticolidae, formerly part of the " Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests from 1600 to 2500 m. [2]
Taxonomy
The red-capped forest warbler was formally described in 1907 by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow from a specimen collected in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. Reichenow coined the binomial name Prinia metopias. [3] The specific epithet is from the Ancient Greek metōpias meaning "having a high forehead". [4] This warbler is now placed with the long-billed forest warbler in the genus Artisornis that was introduced in 1928 by the American ornithologist Herbert Friedmann. [5] [6]
Two subspecies are recognised: [6]
- A. m. metopias (Reichenow, 1907) – northeast Tanzania to northwest Mozambique
- A. m. altus ( Friedmann, 1927) – Uluguru Mountains (east Tanzania)
Description
The red-capped forest warbler is olive-brown above with a whitish color from the center of the throat to the vent, and with flanks that are washed grey. The crown is a rich chestnut brown, as well as the ear-coverts and the sides of the neck. Immature individuals have a pale yellow wash on their undersides. The average adult is 10 cm long and has a mass of approximately 8.4 g. [7]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Artisornis metopias". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22714948A118719976. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22714948A118719976.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Birdlife International (2018). "Red-capped Forest Warbler Artisornis metopias: Data table and detailed info". Birdlife International. Birdlife International. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Reichenow, Anton (1907). "Neue Vogelarten". Ornithologische Monatsberichte (in German). 15: 29-31 [30].
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Friedmann, Herbert (1928). "VI. A collection of birds from the Uluguru and the Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika Territory". Ibis. 70 (1): 74–99 [93]. doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1928.tb08710.x.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Grassbirds, Donacobius, tetrakas, cisticolas, allies". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Stevenson, Terry; Fanshawe, John (2002). Birds of East Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton Field Guides. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-691-12665-4.
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