Biology:Green-capped eremomela
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Short description: Species of bird
| Green-capped eremomela | |
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| Nominate race in eastern Zimbabwe | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Eremomela |
| Species: | E. scotops
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| Binomial name | |
| Eremomela scotops Sundevall, 1850
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The green-capped eremomela or greencap eremomela (Eremomela scotops) is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.
Range and habitat
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa , Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.
Races
There are five accepted races:[2]
- E. s. congensis Reichenow, 1905 – Gabon to Angola and DRC
- E. s. pulchra (Bocage, 1878) – Angola, DRC, Zambia, western Malawi, Namibia and Botswana
- E. s. citriniceps (Reichenow, 1882) – Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi
- E. s. kikuyuensis van Someren, 1931 – Kenya
- E. s. scotops Sundevall, 1850 – coastal Kenya, through eastern Malawi to northern South Africa
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Eremomela scotops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22715050A94437878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715050A94437878.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22715050/94437878. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ Pearson, D.. "Green-capped Eremomela (Eremomela scotops)". Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. http://www.hbw.com/node/58932.
External links
- Green-capped eremomela - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
Wikidata ☰ Q3726251 entry
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