White-tailed warbler

The white-tailed warbler (Poliolais lopezi) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae, the only of its genus Poliolais. It is found in the Cameroon line (including Bioko).

White-tailed warbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Poliolais
Alexander, 1903
Species:
P. lopezi
Binomial name
Poliolais lopezi
(Alexander, 1903)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

References

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