Roberts's warbler

Roberts's warbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Oreophilais
Clancey, 1991
Species: O. robertsi
Binomial name
Oreophilais robertsi
(Benson, 1946)
General range: the montane forest-grassland mosaic

Roberts's warbler (Oreophilais robertsi), also known as the briar warbler, is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

References

  • BirdLife International 2004. Prinia robertsi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
  • 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


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