Winifred's Warbler

Scepomycter winifredae

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedEndemicInvertebratesForestTiny · 15 g

What the Winifred's Warbler sounds like

Sonogram of the Winifred's Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Stephen Lowe · Song · Uluguru Mts. Above Tegetero Mission, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Winifred's Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Stephen Lowe · Song · Uluguru Mts. Above Tegetero Mission, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The bird is mostly olive green above with the forehead and crown being rufous brown as are the sides of the head and chest. The chin is whitish. Winifred's warbler is listed as near threatened, due to habitat loss.

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When to see the Winifred's Warbler

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Winifred's Warbler

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Winifred's Warbler

Winifred's warbler, also known as Mrs. Moreau's warbler, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Scepomycter. It was first recorded and named by the ornithologist Reginald Moreau after his wife, Winifred Muriel Moreau née Bradberry.

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