Family Cisticolas and allies (Cisticolidae)
Endangered
Turner's Eremomela (Eremomela turneri)
Taxonomy
French: Érémomèle de Turner German: Braunstirneremomela Spanish: Eremomela de Turner
Taxonomy:
Eremomela badiceps turneri
van Someren
, 1920,Yala River, Kavirondo District, west Kenya
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Subspecies and Distribution
E. t. kalindei
Prigogine, 1958 – EC & NE DRCongo (Abyaloze, Kailo, Kalima, Makayobo, Mazali, Beni); an old record from SW Uganda (Nyondo Forest)#R.
E. t. turneri
van Someren, 1920 – W Kenya (Kakamega Forest, S Nandi Forest).
Descriptive notes
8·5–9 cm; 6–9 g. Nominate has forehead to forecrown chestnut, blackish streak through eye; rear and side of head and upperparts grey; upperwing dark... read more
Voice
Rapid series of high-pitched notes, “titititititititi”, followed by louder “si-si... read more
Habitat
More open parts of forest at low to medium altitude; edges, clearings and secondary growth, often... read more
Food and feeding
Caterpillars and other insects. Forages high in canopy, often in small parties. Tends to be rather higher in trees than E. badiceps... read more
Breeding
No information.
Movements
Sedentary.
Status and conservation
ENDANGERED. Known from only a few localities. Practically restricted in Kenya to Kakamega and Nandi forests, where common, but potentially threatened by forest encroachment... read more
Formerly treated as conspecific with E. badiceps, but the two found to be sympatric in E DRCongo. Two subspecies recognized.