Species of bird
The red-capped forest warbler (Artisornis metopias African tailorbird , is a songbird of the family Cisticolidae , formerly part of the "Old World warbler " assemblage. It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests from 1600 to 2500 m.[ 2]
Taxonomy
The red-capped forest warbler was formally described in 1907 by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow from a specimen collected in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. Reichenow coined the binomial name Prinia metopias .[ 3] Ancient Greek metōpias meaning "having a high forehead".[ 4] long-billed forest warbler in the genus Artisornis Herbert Friedmann .[ 5] [ 6]
Two subspecies are recognised:[ 6]
A. m. metopias (Reichenow, 1907) – northeast Tanzania to northwest MozambiqueA. m. altus (Friedmann , 1927) – Uluguru Mountains (east Tanzania)
Description
The red-capped forest warbler is olive-brown above with a whitish color from the center of the throat to the vent, and with flanks that are washed grey. The crown is a rich chestnut brown, as well as the ear-coverts and the sides of the neck. Immature individuals have a pale yellow wash on their undersides. The average adult is 10 cm long and has a mass of approximately 8.4 g.[ 7]
References
^ BirdLife International (2017). "Artisornis metopias " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 : e.T22714948A118719976. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22714948A118719976.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021 . ^ Birdlife International (2018). "Red-capped Forest Warbler Artisornis metopias : Data table and detailed info" . Birdlife International . Retrieved 10 March 2018 . ^ Reichenow, Anton (1907). "Neue Vogelarten" . Ornithologische Monatsberichte (in German). 15 : 29–31 [30].^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 ^ Friedmann, Herbert (1928). "VI. A collection of birds from the Uluguru and the Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika Territory". Ibis . 70 (1): 74–99 [93]. doi :10.1111/j.1474-919X.1928.tb08710.x .^ a b Gill, Frank ; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela , eds. (January 2022). "Grassbirds, Donacobius, tetrakas, cisticolas, allies" . IOC World Bird List Version 12.1 . International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 May 2022 .^ Stevenson, Terry; Fanshawe, John (2002). Birds of East Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi . Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton Field Guides. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-691-12665-4
