White-tailed Warbler (Poliolais lopezi)

Other Names (World)
White-tailed Warbler, Cameroon Warbler

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Alexander, 1903)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Cameroon (B) (NB), Equatorial Guinea (B) (NB), Nigeria (B) (NB).

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 NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through unsustainable exploitation for timber and firewood, uncontrolled burning and encroachment for agriculture, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

White-tailed Warbler (Poliolais lopezi) [XC302997]
by Jacob C. Cooper from Gran Caldera de Luba (Acampamento Norte y Senderos), Equatorial Guinea (song)

White-tailed Warbler (Poliolais lopezi) [XC407496]
by Jacob C. Cooper from Woteva Forest, Cameroon (call, song)

Nest
A ball or bag of moss with a side entrance, hung 1-1.5 m above the ground from a fern or herb.

Subspecies
Affinities uncertain. Variously placed in genus Camaroptera (but has only ten rectrices) and genus Artisornis. Unusual in having marked sexual dimorphism in plumage, and, unlike those genera, does not stitch its nest.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

manengubae Serle, 1949 - Highlands of south-eastern Nigeria and south-western Cameroon (except Mt Cameroon).
alexanderi Bannerman, 1915 - Mt Cameroon, in south-western Cameroon.
lopezi (Alexander, 1903) - Bioko I (Fernando P�o).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-tailed Warbler (Poliolais lopezi) - 5 files

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