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Wikipedia / Calamonastes

Calamonastes is a genus of birds in the family Cisticolidae. It contains African wren-warblers.

Species

Image

Common name

Scientific name

Distribution

Barred wren-warbler

Calamonastes fasciolatus

Namibia, Botswana, western Angola, northern South Africa and southwestern Zimbabwe.

Grey wren-warbler

Calamonastes simplex

Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Stierling's wren-warbler

Calamonastes stierlingi

southern Africa.

Miombo wren-warbler

Calamonastes undosus

southern Africa.

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References

Catalogue of Birds in the British Museum 7 p.94, 133

  • 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

  • Nguembock B.; Fjeldsa J.; Tillier A.; Pasquet E. (2007): A phylogeny for the Cisticolidae (Aves: Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data, and a re-interpretation of a unique nest-building specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 272–286.