Winifred's Warbler (Scepomycter winifredae)

Other Scientific Names
Scepomycter winifredae [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Winifred's Warbler, Mrs Moreau's Warbler, Mrs Moreau's Rufous Warbler, Mrs. Moreau's Warbler

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
13 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Moreau, 1938)

Habitat
Understorey of montane forest, preferring disturbed areas where there is very dense undergrowth or lush herbaceous vegetation, and heavily disturbed, low forest.

Range (Guide)

Tanzania [United Republic of] (B) (NB).

Central Eastern Arc Mts of Tanzania: Ukagurus, Rubeho Mts, Udzungwas (Mwanihana Forest) and Ulugurus.

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

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010).

Status VU
Forest clearing and burning for farming is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in pairs moving through the undergrowth.

Voice
An extraordinary piercing, whistled song usually delivered as a duet.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Winifred's Warbler (Scepomycter winifredae) [XC430102]
by Frank Lambert from Uluguru Mts, nr Bunduki, Morogoro Region, Tanzania (call)

Winifred's Warbler (Scepomycter winifredae) [XC304075]
by Mikael Bauer from Uluguru Mts., Tanzania (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

winifredae (Moreau, 1938) - Uluguru Mts of eastern Tanzania.
rubehoensis Bowie, Fjelds� & Kiure, 2009 - Rubeho-Ukaguru Mts of Tanzania. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Rubeho Warbler (Scepomycter rubehoensis).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Winifreds Warbler (Scepomycter winifredae) - 10 files

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