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Calamonastes fasciolatus (Barred
wren-warbler, Barred warbler)
Gebande sanger [Afrikaans]; Gebandeerde savannezanger
[Dutch]; Camaroptère barrée [French]; Bindensänger [German]; Felosa-barrada
[Portuguese]
Life
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vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class:
Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned
fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial
vertebrates) > Tetrapoda
(four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota >
Reptilia (reptiles) >
Romeriida > Diapsida > Archosauromorpha > Archosauria >
Dinosauria
(dinosaurs) > Saurischia > Theropoda (bipedal predatory dinosaurs) >
Coelurosauria > Maniraptora > Aves
(birds) >
Order: Passeriformes > Family: Cisticolidae
> Genus: Calamonastes
Distribution and habitat
Near-endemic to southern Africa, occurring from
south-western Angola through Namibia, Botswana and western Zimbabwe to South
Africa. It generally prefers semi-arid broad-leaved (with Burkea, Combretum
and Commiphora) and fine-leaved (Acacia) savannas, especially
with patches of dense undergrowth.
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Distribution of Barred wren-warbler in southern
Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird
Atlas Project (©
Animal Demography unit, University of
Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range
from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common).
See here for the latest distribution
from the SABAP2. |
Food
It mainly eats insects, such as
caterpillars, doing most of its foraging in pairs or groups, gleaning
food from leaves and branches.
Breeding
- The nest is a thick-walled oval with an entrance on the side near the top,
made of fine grass and plant down. It is typically attached with spider web
to the foliage of a shrub, small tree or herb, often about 1-3 metres above
ground.
- It lays 2-4 creamy white speckled eggs, usually in the months from
November-March.
Threats
Not threatened.
References
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Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ and Ryan PG 2005. Roberts
- Birds of southern Africa, VIIth ed. The Trustees of the John Voelcker
Bird Book Fund, Cape Town.
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