Calamonastes
| Calamonastes | |
|---|---|
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| Calamonastes simplex | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Sharpe, 1883 |
| Type species | |
| Drymoica fasciolata[1] A. Smith, 1847 | |
Calamonastes is a genus of birds in the family Cisticolidae. It contains African wren-warblers.
Species
| Image | Common Name | Scientific Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Barred wren-warbler | Calamonastes fasciolatus | Namibia, Botswana, western Angola, northern South Africa and southwestern Zimbabwe. |
| Grey wren-warbler | Calamonastes simplex | Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. |
 | Stierling's wren-warbler | Calamonastes stierlingi | southern Africa. |
 | Miombo wren-warbler | Calamonastes undosus | southern Africa. |
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References
- ^ "Cisticolidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
Catalogue of Birds in the British Museum 7 p. 94, 133
- Ryan, Peter (2006). Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies). pp. 378–492 in del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Christie D.A. (2006) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11. Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ISBN 978-84-96553-06-4
- Nguembock B.; Fjeldsa J.; Tillier A.; Pasquet E. (2007): A phylogeny for the Cisticolidae (Aves: Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data, and a re-interpretation of a unique nest-building specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 272–286.