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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
20/05/2024 03:29:15 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Karoo Eremomela*
Id (Atlas):
Eremomela gregalis
Description (10 )
Karoo Eremomela
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Other Names (World)
Karoo Eremomela, Yellow-rumped Eremomela (damarensis ), Karoo Green Eremomela, Karoo Green Warbler
Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)
Size
12 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Smith, 1829)
Habitat
Karoo and semi-desert scrub, usually in bushy areas on open fields, taller than average shrubs. Avoids watercourses with acacia trees.
Namibia, South Africa.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
A monotonous, frog-like 'swee swee swee' song, usually uttered before dawn. A soft 'pink pink' uttered in contact.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (24)... )
Listen to XC255380
Karoo Eremomela (Eremomela gregalis ) [XC255380 ]
by Daniel Danckwerts from Aberdeen Plain, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call, song)
Listen to XC340551
Karoo Eremomela (Eremomela gregalis ) [XC340551 ]
by Daniel Danckwerts from Aberdeen Plain, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (song)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Senegal Eremomela (Eremomela pusilla ), Green-backed Eremomela (Eremomela canescens ) and Green-capped Eremomela (Eremomela scotops ).
Proposed subspecies albigularis , described from Beaufort West, in north-eastern Western Cape (South Africa), synonymized with nominate.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
damarensis (Smith, 1829) - Oosop area, in western Namibia.
gregalis (Smith, 1829) - South-western Namibia (southern from R Swakop) and south-western South Africa (south to western Cape and east to western eastern Cape).
albigularis (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870) - South-western, southern South Africa.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Karoo Eremomela see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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