The moustached grass warbler (Melocichla mentalis) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
Moustached grass warbler | |
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specimen at Nairobi National Museum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
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.
References
External links
- Moustached grass warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.