Yellow-bellied Eremomela

Eremomela icteropygialis (Lafresnaye, 1839)

Yellow-bellied Eremomela, Eremomela icteropygialis, is a passerine of the family Cisticolidae found widely across Africa, where it breeds in open woodland, savannah and dry scrub. It is a common bird of the sub-Saharan region. The species is very small, with grey upperparts that deepen and become more olive on the wings and tail, a pale grey line above the eye, and a dark stripe through it. Its breast is grey, and the belly is lemon yellow. The bill is blackish. Juveniles are duller below, and birds in western southern Africa have a whitish throat and breast.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies

Breeding range

Africa: widespread