Green-capped eremomela
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.
| Green-capped eremomela | |
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| Nominate race in eastern Zimbabwe | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Eremomela |
| Species: | E. scotops |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremomela scotops Sundevall, 1850 | |
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
Illustration by Joseph Smit
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 (2012). "Eremomela scotops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Pearson, D. "Green-capped Eremomela (Eremomela scotops)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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