Bathmocercus

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Bathmocercus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae Genus: Bathmocercus

Bathmocercus is a genus of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It contains the following species:

• Black-Capped Rufous Warbler (Bathmocercus cerviniventris)
• Black-Faced Rufous Warbler (Bathmocercus rufus)

Mrs Moreau's Warbler (Scepomycter winifredae) is sometimes placed in this genus though several marked morphological differences are used to justify its separation.

[edit] References

• 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

• 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.