Adult (Rubeho) © Daniel López-Velasco | Ornis Birding Expeditions eBird S64554560 Macaulay Library ML 209540161
Adult (Mrs. Moreau's) © Charley Hesse TROPICAL BIRDING
Adult (Mrs. Moreau's) © Charley Hesse TROPICAL BIRDING

Mrs. Moreau's Warbler Scepomycter winifredae

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Identification

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An unusual warbler with a restricted range in the central Tanzanian mountains. Mostly gray, darker on the back, with a rich rufous head and breast. Females are duller. A shy and skulking bird of the understory of montane forest. Usually found in pairs. Somewhat similar to African Tailorbird and Chapin’s Apalis, but chunkier, with more extensive rufous on the head and breast. Normally detected by voice: the male sings a well-spaced series of long, pure whistles, sometimes accompanied in a duet by the female, who gives lower whistles in simple patterns.

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