Winifred's warbler (Scepomycter winifredae), also known as Mrs. Moreau's warbler, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Scepomycter. It was first recorded and named by the ornithologist Reginald Moreau after his wife, Winifred Muriel Moreau née Bradberry.

Taxonomy

Winifred's warbler was formally described in 1938 by English civil servant and ornithologist Reginald Moreau based on a juvenile specimen collected in the Kinole forest in eastern Tanzania. He placed the species in the genus Artisornis and coined the binomial name Artisornis winifredae.[2] He chose the specific epithet to honour his wife Winifred Muriel Moreau (1891-1981).[3] Moreau later described an adult specimen.[4] Winifred's warbler has sometimes been placed in the genus Bathmocercus,[5] but is now the only species placed in the genus Scepomycter that was introduced in 1941 by the ornithologists Claude Grant and Cyril Mackworth-Praed.[6][7] The genus name combines Ancient Greek σκεπας/skepas, σκεπαος/skepaos meaning "covering" or "shelter" with μυκτηρ/muktēr, μυκτηρος/muktēros meaning "nostril".[8]

Two subspecies are recognised:[7]

The subspecies S. w. rubehoensis has sometimes been considered as a separate species, the Rubeho warbler.[7][9]

Description

The bird is mostly olive green above with the forehead and crown being rufous brown as are the sides of the head and chest. The chin is whitish.[2]

Winifred's warbler is listed as near threatened, due to habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2021). "Scepomycter winifredae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22714578A179512754. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Moreau, Reginald Ernest (1938). "Artisornis winifredae sp. nov". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 58: 139.
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. "winifredae". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  4. ^ Moreau, Reginald Ernest (1946). "The adult of Mrs. Moreau's Warbler". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 66: 44.
  5. ^ Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1986). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 11. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 32.
  6. ^ Grant, C.H.B.; Mackworth-Praed, C.W. (1941). "A new genus of red-capped warbler from Tanganyika Territory". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 62: 30.
  7. ^ a b c Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Grassbirds, Donacobius, tetrakas, cisticolas, allies". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  8. ^ Jobling, James A. "Scepomycter". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  9. ^ Bowie, Rauri C. K.; Fjeldsa, Jon; Kiure, Jacob (2009). "Multilocus molecular DNA variation in Winifred's Warbler Scepomycter winifredae suggests cryptic speciation and the existence of a threatened species in the Rubeho-Ukaguru Mountains of Tanzania". Ibis. 151 (4): 709–719. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919x.2009.00954.x.


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