Oriole warbler
| Oriole warbler | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Hypergerus Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Species: | H. atriceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypergerus atriceps (
Lesson , 1831) | |
The oriole warbler (Hypergerus atriceps) is a large warbler in the family
only member of the genus Hypergerus. This bird is a resident breeder in west Africa from southern Senegal to Cameroon
.
This skulking passerine is typically found in dense thickets usually near water. The oriole warbler builds a large untidy nest suspended from palm leaves.
These 20-cm long warblers have a long tail, strong legs and a long black
orioles
. The sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller.
Like most warblers, the oriole warbler is
duetted toooo-ooo-eee-oooo, oooo-ooo-eee-oooo. The male always leads the duet[3] and the female answers, though this is done in a manner that is temporally rather loose.[4]
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-4200-6444-5.
- ^ Slater, P.J.B.; Gil, Diego; Barlow, Clive R. and Graves, J.A.; ”Male-led duets in the Moho, Hypergerus atriceps, and Yellow-crowned Gonolek, Laniarius barbarus”; in Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology Volume 73, Issue 1-2, 2002 pp. 49-51
- ^ Brumm, Henrik and Slater, Peter; “Animal Communication: Timing Counts” in Current Biology Volume 17, Issue 13, 3 July 2007, pp. R521–R523
- Birds of The Gambia by Barlow, Wacher and Disley, ISBN 1-873403-32-1
- Ryan, Peter (2006). Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies). pp. 378–492 in del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Christie D.A. (2006) 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.