Little rush warbler

Little rush warbler
In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Locustellidae
Genus: Bradypterus
Species:
B. baboecala
Binomial name
Bradypterus baboecala
(Vieillot, 1817)

The little rush warbler or African bush warbler (Bradypterus baboecala) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae.

Range and habitat

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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

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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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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Bradypterus baboecala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103793989A118742815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103793989A118742815.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Selfe, Gavin. "Seychelles. London, UK: Christopher Helm. 6. Urban, EK, Fry, CH and Keith, S.(eds) 1986. The Birds of Africa. Vol 2. London, UK: Academic Press."
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