''Artisornis'' is a genus of birds in the family

Cisticolidae The family Cisticolidae is a group of about 160 warblers, small passerine birds found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They were formerly included within the Old World warbler family Sylviidae. This family probably originated ...

. It contains the following species: *

Red-capped forest warbler The red-capped forest warbler (''Artisornis metopias''), also known as the African tailorbird, is a songbird of the family Cisticolidae, formerly part of the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania. Its natural habit ...

, ''Artisornis metopias'' *

Long-billed forest warbler The long-billed forest warbler (''Artisornis moreaui''), also known as the long-billed tailorbird, is a songbird of the family Cisticolidae, formerly part of the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Tanzania and Mozambique. Its natural ...

, ''Artisornis moreaui''

Taxonomy

The genus ''Artisornis'' was introduced in 1928 by the American ornithologist

Herbert Friedmann Herbert Friedmann (April 22, 1900 – May 14, 1987) was an American ornithologist. He worked at the Smithsonian Institution for more than 30 years. In 1929 he became a fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) and served as the Presiden ...

to accommodate the

red-capped forest warbler The red-capped forest warbler (''Artisornis metopias''), also known as the African tailorbird, is a songbird of the family Cisticolidae, formerly part of the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania. Its natural habit ...

. The name combines the

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ...

''artēsō'' meaning "to fasten" with ''ornis'' meaning "bird".

References

Cisticolidae Bird genera Eastern Afromontane endemic bird species Taxa named by Herbert Friedmann {{Cisticolidae-stub