Burnt-necked Eremomela - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by safariranger
South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, July 2006

Juvenile
Photo © by peterday
Umkhumbe Lodge South Africa Jan 2019

Eremomela usticollis

Identification

Bluish grey above and pale buff below. Combination of pale yellow eyes and rufous cheeks and ear coverts is diagnostic.
A small, rusty throat bar is often inconspicuous or absent.

Distribution

Southern Africa: found in Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal and eSwatini.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are two subspecies:

• E. u. rensi

• Southern Zambia to southern Malawi and Mozambique (north of the Save River).

• E. u. usticollis

• Southern Angola to Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa

An additional subspecies baumgarti is generally considered invalid^[2].

Habitat

Mainly acacia woodland, but also arid broadleafed woodland and dry riverbeds.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Burnt-necked Eremomela. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Burnt-necked_Eremomela

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