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Cricket Warbler
Spiloptila clamans
Cricket Warbler (Spiloptila clamans) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
The Cricket Warbler (Spiloptila clamans) is a member of the Cisticolidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
- Genus Spiloptila
- Species clamans
Quick facts
- Weight
- 7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Least Concern
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Cricket Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Cricket Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Cricket Warbler (Spiloptila clamans) belongs to the Cisticolidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF s Mauritania and n Senegal to Eritrea.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 7 g, with a wing length of about 4.7 cm and a tail of around 6.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Cricket Warbler?
The Cricket Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 7 g.
Where does the Cricket Warbler live?
The Cricket Warbler is found across Africa with a range covering AF s Mauritania and n Senegal to Eritrea, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Cricket Warbler belong to?
The Cricket Warbler (Spiloptila clamans) belongs to the Cisticolidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Cricket Warbler eat?
The Cricket Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Cricket Warbler migrate?
The Cricket Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Cricket Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Cricket Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Cricket 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 Cricket Warbler's range?
The Cricket Warbler has a mapped global range of about 2.7 million km².
Conservation
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