Socotra warbler

The Socotra warbler (Incana incana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is monotypic within the genus Incana.[2] It is endemic to Socotra.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Socotra warbler
Socotra warbler below, with the Socotra sunbird

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Incana
Lynes, 1930
Species:
I. incana
Binomial name
Incana incana
(Sclater and Hartlaub, 1881)
Socotra warblers by their nest, drawn by Pierre Jacques Smit

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Incana incana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "ITIS Report: Incana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. "Incana incana: Classifications". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

Further reading
  • 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.


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