About the Senegal Eremomela
The Senegal eremomela is a member of the African warbler family, the Cisticolidae. It occurs in the savannas of western Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The Senegal eremomela is a small bird with a pale brownish grey head and a pale white supercilium. The back and mantle are green, becoming a brighter yellowish green on the rump, the throat and upper breast are white becoming bright lemon yellow on the lower breast, belly and vent. Blackish bill with a pale lower mandible and pale brownish legs. Voice: The territorial call is a rarely heard harsh and rapid chattering. It trills constantly when foraging. It joins the morning chorus with a dull monotonous and rhythmic "whup-whup-whup" sand from a perch before and at the start of the breeding season.
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Where the Senegal Eremomela lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Liberia.
When to see the Senegal Eremomela
Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsThe green-capped eremomela or greencap eremomela is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.
Karoo EremomelaEremomela gregalisThe Karoo eremomela, also known as the yellow-rumped eremomela, is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.
Rufous-crowned EremomelaEremomela badicepsThe rufous-crowned eremomela is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.
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