Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Dutch | Roodkapsnijdervogel |
English | African Tailorbird |
English (United States) | African Tailorbird |
French | Apalis couturière |
French (French Guiana) | Apalis couturière |
German | Rotkappensänger |
Japanese | アフリカサイホウチョウ |
Norwegian | tanzaniaskredderfugl |
Polish | rdzawoczółek oliwkowy |
Russian | Красноголовый апалис |
Serbian | Afrička ptica krojač |
Slovak | penička červenohlavá |
Spanish | Sastrecillo Africano |
Spanish (Spain) | Sastrecillo africano |
Swedish | afrikansk skräddarfågel |
Turkish | Afrika Terzikuşu |
Ukrainian | Кравчик африканський |
Revision Notes
Flemming P. Jensen revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behaviors page. August Davidson-Onsgard curated the media. Huy C. Truong updated the distribution map. JoAnn Hackos, Daphne R. Walmer, and Robin K. Murie copyedited the account.
Artisornis metopias (Reichenow, 1907)
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African Tailorbird Artisornis metopias Scientific name definitions
Version: 2.0 — Published December 23, 2022
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Diet and Foraging
Introduction
Limited information. Forages low in undergrowth, gleaning small arthropod prey from leaves and stems, sometimes in association with driver ants.
Feeding
Forages low in dense undergrowth, hopping from branch to branch and through herbaceous growth, often in pairs or family groups, gleaning tiny prey from leaves and stems, occasionally also from spider webs, extending legs to reach prey at times (44). Sometimes follows columns of driver ants, mainly in cut-over areas and other dense, disturbed vegetation (44).
Diet
Information needed. The diet is believed to consist mainly of small invertebrates, chiefly insects.
Food Selection and Storage
Information needed.
Nutrition and Energetics
Information needed.
Metabolism and Temperature Regulation
Information needed.
Drinking, Pellet-Casting, and Defecation
Information needed.