Biology:Calamonastes

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Short description: Genus of birds

Calamonastes
Grey Wren-Warber (Calamonastes simplex) (46522745702).jpg
Calamonastes simplex
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Calamonastes
Sharpe, 1883
Type species
Drymoica fasciolata[1]
A. Smith, 1847

Calamonastes is a genus of birds in the family Cisticolidae. It contains African wren-warblers.

Species

Image Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
Barred wren-warbler, Calamonastes fasciolatus, at Pilanesberg National Park, Northwest Province, South Africa (16369976054).jpg Barred wren-warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus Namibia, Botswana, western Angola, northern South Africa and southwestern Zimbabwe.
Grey Wren-Warber (Calamonastes simplex) (46522745702).jpg Grey wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Stierling's wren-warbler, Calamonastes stierlingi, at Hoedspruite Wildlife Estate, Hoedspruit, Limpopo, South Africa. - 51824597935.jpg Stierling's wren-warbler Calamonastes stierlingi southern Africa.
Calamonastes undosus.jpg Miombo wren-warbler Calamonastes undosus southern Africa.

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References

Catalogue of Birds in the British Museum 7 p. 94, 133

  • Ryan, Peter (2006). Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies). pp. 378–492 in del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Christie D.A. (2006) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11. Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ISBN:978-84-96553-06-4
  • Nguembock B.; Fjeldsa J.; Tillier A.; Pasquet E. (2007): A phylogeny for the Cisticolidae (Aves: Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data, and a re-interpretation of a unique nest-building specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 272–286.

Wikidata ☰ Q2654205 entry