Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Grey Wren-Warbler*
Id (Atlas):
Calamonastes simplex
Description (10 )
Grey Wren-Warbler
© arthurgrosset.com
Other Scientific Names
Calamonastes simplex [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]
Other Names (World)
Grey Wren-Warbler, Gray Wren-Warbler, Zambia Wren-warbler, Western Wren-warbler (cinereus )
Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)
Size
13 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Cabanis, 1878)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,500 m.
Angola, Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia.
South-eastern Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, northern and southern Somalia, Kenya, eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (52)... )
Listen to XC449294
Grey Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes simplex ) [XC449294 ]
by Frank Lambert from Road past Engikaret, Monduli, Arusha Region, Tanzania (call)
Listen to XC374067
Grey Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes simplex ) [XC374067 ]
by Frank Lambert from tawi conservancy,amboseli, Kenya (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Calamonastes simplex (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into simplex and undosa and both placed in the genus Camaroptera following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993). Calamonastes stierlingi (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) is treated as a subspecies of Camaroptera undosa , also following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).
Forms a superspecies with Miombo Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes undosus ), Stierling's Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes stierlingi ) and Barred Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes fasciolatus ). Sometimes considered conspecific with Miombo Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes undosus ) and Stierling's Wren-Warbler (Calamonastes stierlingi ), but there is no intergradation where their ranges meet.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Grey Wren-Warbler see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Articles about the Grey Wren-Warbler
If you would like to read any articles about the Grey Wren-Warbler... Show Articles (0 )
No Pictures of Grey Wren-Warbler
If Birdpedia has no pictures of Grey Wren-Warbler or you would like to see more, then try the following...
From BING (1)
No Videos of Grey Wren-Warbler
If Birdpedia has no videos of Grey Wren-Warbler or you would like to see more, then try the following..
From BING (0)
Where can I observe this species?
On What Field Trips was this species observed?
Latest Sightings for Grey Wren-Warbler