Crombecs, African Warblers

Moustached Grass Warbler

Melocichla mentalis

The Moustached Grass Warbler (Melocichla mentalis) is a 33 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Crombecs, African Warblers

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

33 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

25

Recorded in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Angola, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Benin, Rwanda, Malawi, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Central African Rep., Republic of the Congo, S. Sudan.

Where to see it: Water hole and forest near Rajaf (South Sudan); Tindo (Guinea); Yekepa (Liberia); African Bible College University campus (Liberia); Amurum Forest Reserve (APLORI) (Nigeria).

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