Moustached grass warbler

The moustached grass warbler (Melocichla mentalis) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.

Nairobi National Park - Kenya

Moustached grass warbler
specimen at Nairobi National Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Macrosphenidae
Genus: Melocichla
Hartlaub, 1857
Species:
M. mentalis
Binomial name
Melocichla mentalis
Fraser, 1843

It is widely found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, although absent in southern parts of the continent. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Melocichla mentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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