Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus)

Other Scientific Names
Urolais epichlora [BirdLife International (2004)], Urolais epichlora [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)], Urolais epichlora [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1892)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest.

Range (Guide)

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus) [XC99202]
by Mike Nelson from Mount Cameroon, Cameroon (song)

Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus) [XC302999]
by id from Pico Biao, Equatorial Guinea (call, song)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in genus Prinia, but considered a relict species that has been isolated since the late Miocene or early Pliocene.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

epichlorus (Reichenow, 1892) - South-eastern Nigeria and southern part of south-western Cameroon highlands.
cinderella Bates, 1928 - Northern part of south-western Cameroon highlands.
mariae Alexander, 1903 - Bioko I (Fernando P�o).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus) - 10 files

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