Socotra warbler

Socotra warbler
Socotra warbler below, with the Socotra sunbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Incana
Lynes, 1930
Species:
I. incana
Binomial name
Incana incana
Socotra warblers by their nest, drawn by Pierre Jacques Smit

The Socotra warbler (Incana incana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is monotypic within the genus Incana.[2] It is endemic to Socotra.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d BirdLife International (2016). "Incana incana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22728544A94989507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728544A94989507.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "ITIS Report: Incana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

Further reading

  • 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
  • Nguembock B.; Fjeldsa J.; Tillier A.; Pasquet E. (2007): A phylogeny for the Cisticolidae (Aves: Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data, and a re-interpretation of a unique nest-building specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 272–286.