Red-capped Forest Warbler (Artisornis metopias) | Photos, Calls and ID

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ForestDomed nestTiny · 8 g

Red-capped Forest Warbler (Artisornis metopias), photo 2 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-capped Forest Warbler (Artisornis metopias), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-capped Forest Warbler (Artisornis metopias), photo 4 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-capped Forest Warbler (Artisornis metopias), photo 5 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Red-capped Forest Warbler sounds like

Sonogram of the Red-capped Forest Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Kileo Jumah · Call, song · Magamba forest reserve, Tanga, Tanzania · CC0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Stephen Lowe · Uncertain · Uluguru Mts. Above Tegetero Mission, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Stephen Lowe · Call · Uluguru Mts. Above Tegetero Mission, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The red-capped forest warbler is olive-brown above with a whitish color from the center of the throat to the vent, and with flanks that are washed grey. The crown is a rich chestnut brown, as well as the ear-coverts and the sides of the neck. Immature individuals have a pale yellow wash on their undersides. The average adult is 10 cm long and has a mass of approximately 8.4 g.

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When to see the Red-capped Forest Warbler

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Red-capped Forest Warbler

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Tanzania Mozambique

About the Red-capped Forest Warbler

The red-capped forest warbler, also known as the African tailorbird, is a songbird of the family Cisticolidae, formerly part of the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests from 1600 to 2500 m.

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Easily confused with

Long-billed Forest WarblerArtisornis moreauiThe long-billed forest warbler is a small, plump, inconspicuous warbler, growing to a length of about 10 cm (4 in).

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