Roberts's Warbler (Oreophilais robertsi) | Photos and ID

NTNear ThreatenedInvertebrates

ShrublandDomed nestTiny · 10 g

Roberts's Warbler (Oreophilais robertsi), photo 1 — Photo: scaup · CC BY 4.0

Roberts's Warbler (Oreophilais robertsi), photo 2 — Photo: scaup · CC BY 4.0

Roberts's Warbler (Oreophilais robertsi), photo 4 — Photo: (c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Roberts's Warbler (Oreophilais robertsi), photo 5 — Photo: (c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

Roberts's warbler resembles the related species in the genus Prinia in being long-tailed warbler-like birds. This species differs from that genus by 8 rather than 10 feathers in the tail which has a more stepped profile than the graduated profile of Prinia. It is a dark-grey warbler which bears the closest resemblance to is the tawny-flanked prinia (P. subflava) but differs in having a grey throat, pale eye and lake of brown edges to feathers of the upperparts.

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When to see the Roberts's Warbler

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Roberts's Warbler

Regular range

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

Zimbabwe Mozambique

About the Roberts's Warbler

Roberts's warbler, also known as Roberts' prinia, briar warbler or brier warbler, is a species of passerine bird belonging to the family Cisticolidae. This species is endemic to the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is the only species in the genus Oreophilias.

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Easily confused with

Lowland Masked ApalisApalis binotataThe lowland masked apalis, also known as the masked apalis, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaThe Boran cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesThe foxy cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

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