Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Long-billed Tailorbird (Artisornis moreaui) - HBW 11, p. 486
French: Couturière de Moreau
German: Langschnabelsänger
Spanish: Sastrecillo de Moreau
Other common names: Long-billed Apalis/Forest-warbler, Moreau’s Tailorbird
Taxonomy: Apalis moreaui W. L. Sclater, 1931, Amani, Usambara Mountains, north-east Tanzania.
Affinities uncertain; sometimes placed in genus Orthotomus, but may be closer to Apalis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- moreaui (W. L. Sclater, 1931) - E Usambara Mts, in NE Tanzania.
- sousae (Benson, 1945) - Njesi Plateau, in N Mozambique.
- Critically Endangered Enlarge map
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adult perched
Locality Amani, Tanzania (ssp moreaui)
Nik Borrow 20 November 2007 2 years ago 3
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