Streaked scrub warbler

The streaked scrub warbler (Scotocerca inquieta), also known simply as the scrub warbler, is a small passerine bird. It is the only species placed in the genus Scotocerca. It is found in northern Africa and south-western Asia. It is a bird of desert fringes, frequenting scrubby areas, ravines and gorges, and is mainly resident, although local movements can occur outside the breeding season.

Streaked scrub warbler
Sde Boker, Palestine
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Scotocercidae
Fregin, Haase, Olsson, & Alström, 2012
Genus: Scotocerca
Sundevall, 1872
Species:
S. inquieta
Binomial name
Scotocerca inquieta
(Cretzschmar, 1830)

The genus is placed in its own family Scotocercidae. Some taxonomic authorities expand the family to include the closely related Cettiidae and Erythrocercidae.

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