Family Bush-warblers (Scotocercidae)
Least Concern
Neumann's Warbler (Hemitesia neumanni)
Taxonomy
French: Bouscarle de Neumann German: Kivustutzschwanz Spanish: Tesia de Neumann
Other common names:
Neumann's Bush-warbler
Taxonomy:
Sylvietta neumanni
Rothschild
, 1908,forest west of Lake Tanganyika, 2000 m, DRCongo
.Distribution:
E DRCongo, SW Uganda, W Rwanda and NW Burundi.
Descriptive notes
10–11 cm; 11·3 g. Large-headed warbler with distinctive striped head pattern, very short tail. Broad supercilium is variably grey-brown, dull greenish or off-white in... read more
Voice
Loud and explosive but brief song of 2–3 high-pitched notes, e.g. “tee-tiyoo-tee”, “tee-tyer-... read more
Habitat
Ground layer and thick undergrowth of montane forest, mainly primary, transition and gallery... read more
Food and feeding
Food largely unknown, but includes beetles (Coleoptera) and presumably other small invertebrates. Usually alone or in pairs; secretive and... read more
Breeding
Poorly known. Birds in breeding condition in Jan, Apr–Jun and Aug–Oct. On basis of distances between singing males, territory... read more
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Restricted-range species: present in Albertine Rift Mountains EBA. Rare to fairly common; fairly common between 1630 m and 2300 m in Bwindi-... read more
Monotypic.