Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Somali Crombec (Sylvietta isabellina) - HBW 11, p. 688
French: Crombec isabelle
German: Isabellsylvietta
Spanish: Crombec Isabelino
Other common names: Somali Long-billed Crombec/Sylvetta
Taxonomy: Sylviella isabellina Elliot, 1897, Le Gud, Ogaden, east Ethiopia.
Forms a superspecies with S. rufescens. Monotypic.
Distribution: S & SE Ethiopia (S from Awash valley, E from R Omo), NW & S Somalia, and N & E Kenya (E from Lokitaung, Samburu and Meru, S to R Tsavo).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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foraging in acacia, takes a caterpillar Locality Kersa Dek, Genale Valley, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 31 October 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 3.8
