Tristram's warbler
Tristram's warbler (Curruca deserticola) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. Its natural habitat is subtropical dry shrubland.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sylviidae |
| Genus: | Curruca |
| Species: | C. deserticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Curruca deserticola (Tristram, 1859) | |
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Sylvia deserticola | |
Cuculus canorus bangsi (cuckoo) eggs in a Sylvia deserticola clutch MHNT
The species is named after Reverend Henry Baker Tristram, who also collected natural history specimens.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Curruca deserticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 342–343.
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