Alternative name: Pale Wren-Warbler, Miombo Barred Warbler
- Calamonastes undosus
Identification
Photo © by Adcock Andy+Adcock
Akagera National Park, Rwanda, 3 September, 2019
14 cm. Brown head, black bill, black-and-white barred underparts, pink legs and a brown back. The eyes are orange.
Distribution
Africa: Northernmost Mozambique, to Angola, Tanzania, Kenya, southern Uganda,southern and extreme western DRC and Congo.
Taxonomy
Stierling's Wren-Warbler Calamonastes stierlingi was recently split from this species. In the past, both species has been lumped with Grey Wren-Warbler C. simplex.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized[1]:
- C. u. cinereus:
- C. u. katangae:
- Southern Zaire (Shaba) to n Zambia
- C. u. huilae:
- West-central Angola
- C. u. undosus:
Habitat
Savanna and miombo woodlands.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes small invertebrates gleaned from leaves and stems near the ground, or on the ground.
Breeding
It builds a nest in the tree canopy (0.5-6 m above the ground), protected by branches and thick foliage. Living leaves are sewn together to create an outer shell which is lined with plant down, spider web and fine grass. Two to four white eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Miombo Wren-Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Miombo_Wren-Warbler
External Links
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