Barred Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes fasciolatus)

Other Scientific Names
Calamonastes fasciolatus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Smith, 1847)

Habitat
Dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.

Semi-arid rocky areas of southern Namibia and western South Africa.

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
A soft, tremulous 'trrreeee trrrreee trrrreee'. A mechanical 'plrrlip-pleelp'. A chattering alarm call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Barred Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes) [XC625025]
by Derek Solomon from City of Matlosana (near Dominion Reefs), Southern DC, North West, South Africa (song)

Barred Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes fasciolatus) [XC540406]
by Tony Archer from Maquassi Hills Local Municipality (near Witpoort), Southern DC, North West, South Africa (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Grey Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes simplex), Miombo Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes undosus) and Stierling's Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes stierlingi). Overlaps locally in range with Stierling's Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes stierlingi), but segregated by habitat, and no hybridization between the two recorded.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

fasciolatus (Smith, 1847) - North-central Namibia, Botswana, western Zimbabwe and northern South Africa (north-eastern northern Cape).
pallidior Hartert, 1907 - South-western and southern Angola (coastal Benguela and Cunene region).
europhilus (Clancey, 1970) - South-eastern Botswana, southern Zimbabwe and north-eastern South Africa (western northern Province south to north-western Free State).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Barred Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes fasciolatus) - 10 files

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