Rufous-crowned Eremomela (Eremomela badiceps)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-crowned Eremomela, Brown-crowned Eremomela

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Fraser, 1843)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], C�te dIvoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda.

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 (9)...)

Rufous-crowned Eremomela (Eremomela badiceps) [XC719116]
by Peter Boesman from Kakum National Park, Ghana (call)

Rufous-crowned Eremomela (Eremomela badiceps) [XC719117]
by Peter Boesman from Kakum National Park, Ghana (call)

Subspecies
Formerly treated as conspecific with Turner's Eremomela (Eremomela turneri), but the two found to be sympatric in eastern DRCongo.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

fantiensis Macdonald, 1940 - Eastern Sierra Leone, south-eastern Guinea, Liberia, southern Ivory Coast, southern Ghana, southern Togo and south-western Nigeria.
badiceps (Fraser, 1843) - Southern Nigeria (southern from Ife), Bioko I (Fernando P�o), southern Cameroon and south-western Central African Republic south to northern Angola (Cabinda, Cuanza Norte) and east to DRCongo (south to Kasai and Maniema) and western Uganda.
latukae Hall, BP, 1949 - Southern Sudan (Imatong Mts, Talanga Forest).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-crowned Eremomela (Eremomela badiceps) - 10 files

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