Alternative name: Gray Wren-Warbler
- Calamonastes simplex
Identification
Length 13 cm
- Sooty grey with very indistinct barring on underparts
- Greyish-brown face
- Dark tail contrasts with paler grey back
Similiar Species
Darker and greyer than Miombo Wren-Warbler.
Distribution
Africa: southeastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, northeastern Uganda, Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Has been considered conspecific with Miombo Wren-Warbler.
Habitat
Dense undergrown in dry woodland and cacia savanna.
Behaviour
Has the habit of waving their long dark tail.
Diet
Forages on or near ground for invertebrates.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Ryan, P. (2020). Gray Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes simplex), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grywrw1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Wren-Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Wren-Warbler
