Listen to the Red-capped forest warbler
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About the Red-capped forest warbler
The Red-capped forest warbler is a bird in the family Cisticolidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Red-capped forest warbler sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The red-capped forest warbler (Artisornis metopias), also known as the African tailorbird, is a songbird of the family Cisticolidae, formerly part of the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests from 1600 to 2500 m.
Related birds in the genus Artisornis
More from the family Cisticolidae
Zitting cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Common tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Ashy prinia
Prinia socialis
Red-faced cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Jungle prinia
Prinia sylvatica
Wailing cisticola
Cisticola lais
Grey-capped warbler
Eminia lepida
Rufous-fronted prinia
Prinia buchanani
Ashy cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Neddicky
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Green-backed camaroptera
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Red-capped forest warbler sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Red-capped forest warbler on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Red-capped forest warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-capped forest warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the Red-capped forest warbler belong to?
The Red-capped forest warbler (Artisornis metopias) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Red capped-forest warbler call (artisornis metopias) by Mikael Bauer – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1305642 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Red-capped forest warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by desertnaturalist – CC BY 4.0