Turner's eremomela
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Eremomela
Species:
E. turneri
Binomial name
Eremomela turneri

Turner's eremomela (Eremomela turneri) is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.

It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy

Turner's eremomela is a member of the family Cisticolidae. This species was once considered conspecific with rufous-crowned eremomela, but was recognized as a separate species when areas of overlap between these taxa were discovered in the Congo Rainforest.[2]

Regional Variation

Two subspecies are currently recognized.

Eremomela turneri subspecies
SubspeciesAuthorityDistribution
E. t. turnerivan Someren, 1920Central Kenya (Kakamega and Nandi Forests)[3]
E. t. kalindeiPrigogine, 1958Central-Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; one old specimen presumed to be this race from far western Uganda[2]

The nominate E. t. turneri is named for Henry John Allen Turner, a settler in Kenya of British origin.[3] The western E. t. kalindei is named for Kalinde Musiko, a Congolese hunter who collected birds on behalf of Alexandre Prigogine and Musée du Congo belge.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2019). "Eremomela turneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22715064A154453539. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22715064A154453539.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Prigogine, Alexandre (1958). "The status of Eremomela turneri van Someren and the description of a new race from the Belgian Congo". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 78 (8): 146–148.
  3. 1 2 Pearson, David; de Juana, Eduardo (2020). "Turner's Eremomela (Eremomela turneri), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.turere1.01.


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