Wednesday 9 April 2014

Grey-capped warbler

Eminia lepida

Photo by Antti Seelaff (Flickr)

Common name:
grey-capped warbler (en); fuinha-de-barrete-cinzento (pt); éminie à calotte grise (fr); eminia (es); eminie (de)

Taxonomy:
Order Passeriformes
Family Cisticolidae

Range:
This African species is found from southern South Sudan and extreme north-eastern D.R.Congo, through Uganda and south-western Kenya, and into Burundi, Rwanda and northern Tanzania.

Size:
These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh 18-20 g.

Habitat:
The grey-capped warbler is mostly found in moist tropical scrublands, also using the undergrowth of moist tropical forests and rural gardens. they favour areas near rivers, streams or waterfalls.

Diet:
They are insectivorous.

Breeding:
Grey-capped warblers nest in a cup made of plant fibres, where the female lays 2-3 eggs. The eggs are incubated for 12-13 days and the chicks fledge 16 days after hatching.

Conservation:
IUCN status - LC (Least Concern)
This species has a large breeding range and is reported to be rare to common. The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

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