Bathmocercus
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Bathmocercus is a genus of bird
in the Cisticolidae
family.
It contains the following species:
Mrs Moreau's Warbler
(Scepomycter winifredae) is sometimes placed in this genus though several marked morphological differences are used to justify its separation.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Cisticolidae
Cisticolidae
The Cisticolidae family of small passerine birds is a group of about 110 warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are often included within the Old World warbler family Sylviidae....
family.
It contains the following species:
- Black-capped Rufous Warbler (Bathmocercus cerviniventris)
- Black-faced Rufous Warbler (Bathmocercus rufus)
Mrs Moreau's Warbler
Mrs Moreau's Warbler
Winifred's Warbler , also known as Mrs Moreau's Warbler, is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. The genus Scepomycter has traditionally been considered monotypic, but in 2009 a closely related new species was described, the Rubeho Warbler. Alternatively, the Winifred’s Warbler is...
(Scepomycter winifredae) is sometimes placed in this genus though several marked morphological differences are used to justify its separation.