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Calamonastes

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

Calamonastesis a genus ofbirdsin the familyCisticolidae.It contains African wren-warblers.

Species

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Image Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
Barred wren-warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus Namibia, Botswana, western Angola, northern South Africa and southwestern Zimbabwe.
Grey wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Stierling's wren-warbler Calamonastes stierlingi southern Africa.
Miombo wren-warbler Calamonastes undosus southern Africa.

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References

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  1. ^"Cisticolidae".aviansystematics.org.The Trust for Avian Systematics.Retrieved2023-07-15.

Catalogue of Birds in the British Museum7 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 WarblersLynx Edicions, BarcelonaISBN978-84-96553-06-4
  • 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 Evolution42:272–286.