''Artisornis'' is a genus of birds in the family Cisticolidae. It contains the following species: * Red-capped forest warbler, ''Artisornis metopias'' *

Long-billed forest warbler The long-billed forest warbler (''Artisornis moreaui''), also known as the long-billed tailorbird, is a songbird of the family Cisticolidae, formerly part of the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Tanzania and Mozambique. Its natural ...

, ''Artisornis moreaui''

Taxonomy

The genus ''Artisornis'' was introduced in 1928 by the American ornithologist Herbert Friedmann to accommodate the red-capped forest warbler. The name combines the

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic peri ...

''artēsō'' meaning "to fasten" with ''ornis'' meaning "bird".

References

Cisticolidae Bird genera Taxa named by Herbert Friedmann {{Cisticolidae-stub