Photo: Benson, 1946 / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Roberts’s Warbler
Oreophilais robertsi
Roberts's Warbler (Oreophilais robertsi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
The Roberts’s Warbler (Oreophilais robertsi) is a member of the Cisticolidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 10 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 Oreophilais
- Species robertsi
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 Roberts’s 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 Roberts’s Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Roberts’s Warbler (Oreophilais robertsi) is a member of the Cisticolidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF e Zimbabwe and w Mozambique.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10 g, with a wing length of about 5.2 cm and a tail of around 6.8 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.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 9,713 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Roberts’s Warbler?
The Roberts’s Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 10 g.
Where does the Roberts’s Warbler live?
The Roberts’s Warbler is found across Africa with a range covering AF e Zimbabwe and w Mozambique, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Roberts’s Warbler belong to?
The Roberts’s Warbler (Oreophilais robertsi) belongs to the Cisticolidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Roberts’s Warbler eat?
The Roberts’s Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Roberts’s Warbler migrate?
The Roberts’s Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Roberts’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 Roberts’s Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Roberts’s Warbler — including its duet — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Roberts’s Warbler's range?
The Roberts’s Warbler has a mapped global range of about 9,713 km².
Conservation
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