- Bathmocercus rufus
Identification
12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)
Male
- Black forehead, forecrown, face, chin and throat
- Chestnut hind crown and upperparts
- Greyish underparts
- Graduated tail has 10 feathers
Distribution
Central and East Africa:
Western Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- B. r. rufus from Southern Cameroon to Gabon and Central African Republic
- B. r. vulpinus from northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, extreme southern South Sudan, Uganda, extreme Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania
Formerly considered conspecific with Black-capped Rufous Warbler.
Habitat
Thick undergrowth, bracken and young trees in damp lowland forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, beetles, millipedes, ants and their eggs.
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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-faced Rufous Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Rufous_Warbler
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
