Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Layard's Warbler (Sylvia layardi) - HBW 11, p. 708
French: Parisome de Layard
German: Layardgrasmücke
Spanish: Curruca de Layard
Other common names: Layard’s Tit-babbler/Tit-flycatcher/Tit-warbler
Taxonomy: Parisoma layardi Hartlaub, 1862, Malmesbury, Western Cape, South Africa.
Formerly placed in genus Parisoma within babbler family (Timaliidae), but recent studies of morphology, behaviour, vocalizations and mitochondrial DNA indicate that it is better included in present genus. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aridicola (Winterbottom, 1958) - SW & S Namibia and NW & N South Africa (NW Northern Cape E to North West Province and W Free State).
- layardi (Hartlaub, 1862) - SW South Africa from NW Northern Cape (Port Nolloth) S to Western Cape.
- subsolana (Clancey, 1963) - Great Karoo and Little Karoo (S South Africa).
- barnesi (Vincent, 1948) - Lesotho.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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This bird responded really strongly to tape by climbing up on top of the shrubbery and singing back at us.
Locality Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp layardi)
Sam Woods 2 October 2009 3 years ago 3 -
An adult perched on a bush.
Locality Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp layardi)
Carmelo López 29 November 2010 2 years ago 2
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Bird flew in in response to playback and sang back from a low bush. 10:59am. Locality Koeberg Private Nature Reserve, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(ssp layardi)
Charles Hesse 30 May 2010 3 years ago 3
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