Salvadori's eremomela

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

Salvadori's eremomela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Eremomela
Species:
E. salvadorii
Binomial name
Eremomela salvadorii
Reichenow, 1891

It is found in Zaire, Gabon, Angola and Zambia. Its name commemorates Italian zoologist and ornithologist Tommaso Salvadori. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the yellow-bellied eremomela.[1]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.

References

  1. Pearson, D. (2017). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Yellow-bellied Eremomela (Eremomela icteropygialis)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 27 August 2017.


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