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Malcorus pectoralis

Rufous-eared Warbler

Malcorus pectoralis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Sylvioidea
Familia: Cisticolidae
Genus: Malcorus
Species: Malcorus pectoralis
Subspecies: M. p. etoshae - M. p. ocularius - M. p. pectoralis

Name

Malcorus pectoralis A. Smith, 1829

Vernacular names
Español: Prinia Carirrufa

Reference

South African Commercial Advertiser 4 no.213

The Rufous-eared Warbler (Malcorus pectoralis) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. It is the only species in the genus Malcorus. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
References

BirdLife International 2004. Malcorus pectoralis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
Ryan, Peter (2006). Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies). pp. 378-492 in del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Christie D.A. (2006) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11. Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ISBN 978-84-96553-06-4

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