Little rush warbler
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| Little rush warbler | |
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| File:African Bush-Warbler - South Africa S4E7737 (16708155164), crop.jpg | |
| In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae |
| Genus: | Bradypterus |
| Species: | B. baboecala
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| Binomial name | |
| Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, 1817)
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| File:Bradypterus baboecala distribution map.png | |
| resident range | |
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The little rush warbler or African bush warbler (Bradypterus baboecala) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae.
Range and habitat
[edit | edit source]It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is swamps.
Vocalization
[edit | edit source]Its characteristic vocalization starts slow and increases in speed; it has been described as "distinctive and loud."[2] It occurs most often during breeding season, while raining.[2]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bradypterus baboecala.
- Little rush warbler/African Sedge Warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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