Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis (Lafresnaye, 1839)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The yellow-bellied eremomela (Eremomela icteropygialis) is an Old World warbler. However, the taxonomy of the "African warblers", an assemblage of usually species-poor and apparently rather ancient "odd warblers" from Africa is currently in a state of flux. Today, most taxonomists consider members in this genus members of the family Cisticolidae.
The yellow-bellied eremomela is a common breeding species in Africa south of the Sahara in its habitat of open woodland, savannah, and dry scrub.
Wikipedia contributors, Yellow-bellied eremomela; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:01:19.976600+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eremomela icteropygialis (Lafresnaye, 1839)
- Name authority
- (Lafresnaye, 1839)
- Common name
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Genus
- Eremomela
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae Sundevall, 1872
- genusEremomela Sundevall, 1850
- speciesEremomela icteropygialis (Lafresnaye, 1839)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eremomela. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Salvadori's EremomelaEremomela salvadorii Reichenow, 1891 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Senegal EremomelaEremomela pusilla Hartlaub, 1857 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Karoo EremomelaEremomela gregalis (A. Smith, 1829) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis Sundevall, 1850 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops Sundevall, 1850 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-necked EremomelaEremomela atricollis Bocage, 1894 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559946 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6GFVJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.