Photo: Tom Field / CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Winifred’s Warbler
Scepomycter winifredae
Winifred's Warbler (Scepomycter winifredae) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Winifred’s Warbler (Scepomycter winifredae) is a member of the Cisticolidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 14.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
- Genus Scepomycter
- Species winifredae
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Winifred’s Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Winifred’s Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Winifred’s Warbler (Scepomycter winifredae) is a member of the Cisticolidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF Uluguru Mts. and Rubeho-Ukaguru Mts. of Tanzania.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14.8 g, with a wing length of about 5.6 cm and a tail of around 5.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 6,750 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Winifred’s Warbler?
The Winifred’s Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 14.8 g.
Where does the Winifred’s Warbler live?
The Winifred’s Warbler is found across Africa with a range covering AF Uluguru Mts. and Rubeho-Ukaguru Mts. of Tanzania, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Winifred’s Warbler belong to?
The Winifred’s Warbler (Scepomycter winifredae) belongs to the Cisticolidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Winifred’s Warbler eat?
The Winifred’s Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Winifred’s Warbler migrate?
The Winifred’s Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Winifred’s Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Winifred’s Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Winifred’s Warbler — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Winifred’s Warbler's range?
The Winifred’s Warbler has a mapped global range of about 6,750 km².
Conservation
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