Turner’s Eremomela
Eremomela turneri
Turner's Eremomela (Eremomela turneri) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Turner’s Eremomela (Eremomela turneri) is a member of the Cisticolidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 7.3 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 Eremomela
- Species turneri
Quick facts
- Weight
- 7.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Turner’s Eremomela 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 Turner’s Eremomela is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Turner’s Eremomela (Eremomela turneri) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF ec.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 7.3 g, with a wing length of about 5.1 cm and a tail of around 3.2 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 981 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Turner’s Eremomela?
The Turner’s Eremomela is a very small bird that weighs around 7.3 g.
Where does the Turner’s Eremomela live?
The Turner’s Eremomela is found across Africa with a range covering AF ec, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Turner’s Eremomela belong to?
The Turner’s Eremomela (Eremomela turneri) belongs to the Cisticolidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Turner’s Eremomela eat?
The Turner’s Eremomela is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Turner’s Eremomela migrate?
The Turner’s Eremomela is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Turner’s Eremomela 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 Turner’s Eremomela make?
1 real field recording of the Turner’s Eremomela — 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 Turner’s Eremomela's range?
The Turner’s Eremomela has a mapped global range of about 981 km².
Conservation
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