Oriole Warbler
Hypergerus atriceps (Lesson, RP, 1831)
Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
Oriole Warbler, Hypergerus atriceps, is a passerine of the family Cisticolidae found in Africa from Senegal and Gambia to Sierra Leone, then east to the Central African Republic and northern DR Congo. It is the only species in Hypergerus. It lives in dense thickets, usually close to water, and breeds there as a resident. The bird makes a large, untidy nest that hangs from palm leaves. It was described by Lesson in 1831.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
- Breeding range
- Africa: Senegal and Gambia to Sierra Leone and e to Central African Republic and n DR Congo
