Streaked scrub warbler
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The streaked scrub warbler (Scotocerca inquieta), also known simply as the scrub warbler, is a small passerine bird. It is the only species placed in the genus Scotocerca. It is found in northern Africa and south-western Asia. It is a bird of desert fringes, frequenting scrubby areas, ravines and gorges, and is mainly resident, although local movements can occur outside the breeding season.[2]
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Streaked scrub warbler | |
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Sde Boker, Palestine | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Scotocercidae Fregin, Haase, Olsson, & Alström, 2012 |
Genus: | Scotocerca Sundevall, 1872 |
Species: | S. inquieta |
Binomial name | |
Scotocerca inquieta (Cretzschmar, 1830) | |
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The genus is placed in its own family Scotocercidae. Some taxonomic authorities expand the family to include the closely related Cettiidae and Erythrocercidae.