Grey-capped Warbler
Photo © Sandra Keller
Photo © Sandra Keller — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #27405949The grey-capped warbler (Eminia lepida) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is monotypic (only species) in the genus Eminia. The grey-capped warbler is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It is a large, chunky, thin-tailed-warbler with a distinctive grey cap, a black band around its head, and a chestnut throat wrapping its neck. Grey-capped warblers maintain a diet of insects and other invertebrates, including caterpillars, moths, grasshoppers, and mantids. == Identification == The grey-capped warbler is roughly 15 cm in length, and weighs 16–24 grams. It is typically chunky and thin-tailed with a distinctive grey cap, a black band around the head, and a chestnut throat with rump feathers that are long and lax. Its cheek, neck, and underparts are grey and it is tinged olive-green on the flanks and under tail-coverts. Grey-capped warblers have a chestnut vent patch and upperparts. The tail and the median and greater upper wing-coverts are olive-green. The lesser coverts and underwing-coverts are chestnut. Flight-feathers are dark brown (edged olive-green). The irises are reddish-brown, the bill and mouth are black, and the legs are pinkish-brown. Identification for sexes is similar. Younger grey-capped…
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Lake Mburo National Park
Mabamba Swamp
Murchison Falls National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Aberdare National Park
Amboseli National Park
Arusha National Park
Hell’s Gate National Park
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