Turner's eremomela (''Eremomela turneri'') is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.
It is found in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Kenya
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and
Uganda
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Its natural
habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland
forest
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s and subtropical or tropical moist
montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...
s.
It is threatened by
habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...
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References
External links
BirdLife Species Factsheet.
Turner's eremomela
Turner's eremomela (''Eremomela turneri'') is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.
It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Uganda.
Its natural habit ...
Birds of Central Africa
Birds of East Africa
Turner's eremomela
Turner's eremomela (''Eremomela turneri'') is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.
It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Uganda.
Its natural habit ...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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