Calamonastes

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

Calamonastes
Calamonastes simplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Calamonastes
Sharpe, 1883
Type species
Drymoica fasciolata[1]
A. Smith, 1847

Species

ImageCommon NameScientific NameDistribution
Barred wren-warblerCalamonastes fasciolatusNamibia, Botswana, western Angola, northern South Africa and southwestern Zimbabwe.
Grey wren-warblerCalamonastes simplexAngola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Stierling's wren-warblerCalamonastes stierlingisouthern Africa.
Miombo wren-warblerCalamonastes undosussouthern Africa.

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References

  1. "Cisticolidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.

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 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.


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