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Revision as of 15:51, 31 July 2023

Alternative name: Pale Wren-Warbler, Miombo Barred Warbler

Photo by nkgray
Mutinondo Wilderness, Zambia, May 2011
Calamonastes undosus

Identification

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

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:

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.

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

  1. 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/
  2. 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

External Links

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