Calamonastes

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Calamonastes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae Genus: Calamonastes Sharpe, 1883

Calamonastes is a genus of birds in the family Cisticolidae. It contains African wren-warblers.

[edit] Species

• Barred Wren-Warbler, Calamonastes fasciolatus
• Grey Wren-Warbler, Calamonastes simplex
• Stierling's Wren-Warbler, Calamonastes stierlingi
• Miombo Wren-Warbler, Calamonastes undosus

[edit] References

Catalogue of Birds in the British Museum 7 p.94, 133

• Ryan, Peter (2006). Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies). Pp. 378-492 in del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Christie D.A. (2006) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11. Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ISBN 978-84-96553-06-4

• Nguembock B.; Fjeldsa J.; Tillier A.; Pasquet E. (2007): A phylogeny for the Cisticolidae (Aves: Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data, and a re-interpretation of a unique nest-building specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 272-286.