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Red-winged Grey Warbler
Drymocichla incana
Red-winged Grey Warbler (Drymocichla incana) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
The Red-winged Grey Warbler (Drymocichla incana) is a member of the Cisticolidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 10 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 Drymocichla
- Species incana
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-winged Grey Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Red-winged Grey Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-winged Grey Warbler (Drymocichla incana) is a member of the Cisticolidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF e Nigeria and Cameroon to South Sudan and Uganda.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10 g, with a wing length of about 5.6 cm and a tail of around 5.5 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 1.1 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-winged Grey Warbler?
The Red-winged Grey Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 10 g.
Where does the Red-winged Grey Warbler live?
The Red-winged Grey Warbler is found across Africa with a range covering AF e Nigeria and Cameroon to South Sudan and Uganda, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Red-winged Grey Warbler belong to?
The Red-winged Grey Warbler (Drymocichla incana) belongs to the Cisticolidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red-winged Grey Warbler eat?
The Red-winged Grey Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Red-winged Grey Warbler migrate?
The Red-winged Grey Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-winged Grey 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 Red-winged Grey Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Red-winged Grey Warbler — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Red-winged Grey Warbler's range?
The Red-winged Grey Warbler has a mapped global range of about 1.1 million km².
Conservation
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