Bathmocercus winifredae (Mrs. Moreau's Warbler)

Overview

Vulnerable

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Mrs Moreau's Warbler, Mrs. Moreau's Warbler, Winifred's Warbler

Description

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Family Sylviidae

A Family of small passerine song birds with long tails.

Habitat

Ecology: It occurs in the understorey of montane forest , and prefers disturbed areas where there is very dense undergrowth or lush herbaceous vegetation, e.g. natural clearings, near streams , areas disturbed by elephants and buffalo3, and even heavily disturbed, low forest3. It is absent from the drier plateau forest of the Udzungwas4. It feeds on a wide variety of invertebrates . The breeding season is from October to March, but the nest and clutch-size are not known to science.[1]

List of Habitats :1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Passeriformes () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
        Suborder: Passeri ()
        Parvorder: Passerida ()
        Superfamily: Sylvioidea ()
        Family: Sylviidae () - � - Old World Warblers
        Subfamily: Acrocephalinae ()
        Genus: Bathmocercus ()
        Specific name: winifredae
        Scientific name: - Bathmocercus winifredae