Moustached grass warbler

The moustached grass warbler (Melocichla mentalis) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.

Moustached grass warbler
specimen at Nairobi National Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Macrosphenidae
Genus: Melocichla
Hartlaub, 1857
Species:
M. mentalis
Binomial name
Melocichla mentalis
(Fraser, 1843)

It is widely found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, although absent in southern parts of the continent. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Nairobi National Park - Kenya

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Melocichla mentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22714634A94422599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714634A94422599.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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