Grey-capped Warbler

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Grey-capped Warbler
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae Genus: Eminia Hartlaub, 1881 Species: E. lepida
Binomial name
Eminia lepida Hartlaub, 1881

The Grey-capped Warbler (Eminia lepida) is a species of bird in the Cisticola family Cisticolidae. It is the only species in the genus Eminia. The Grey-capped warbler is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

[edit] Source

• BirdLife International 2004. Eminia lepida. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.

[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 an unique nest-building specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 272-286.