Winifred's Warbler

Scepomycter winifredae (Moreau, 1938)

Winifred's Warbler, Scepomycter winifredae, is a bird of the Cisticolidae family that breeds in Tanzania’s Uluguru Mts. and Rubeho-Ukaguru Mts. It is the only member of its genus, Scepomycter. First described in 1938 by Moreau, it was named for his wife, Winifred Muriel Moreau. The bird is mostly olive green above, with a rufous-brown forehead and crown, and the same colouring on the sides of the head and chest. Its chin is whitish.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies

Breeding range

Africa: Uluguru Mts. and Rubeho-Ukaguru Mts. of Tanzania