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Alternative name: Knysna Scrub Warbler

Bradypterus sylvaticus

[edit] Identification

Length 14-15 cm, mass 21 g. Adult male: Has dark brown upperparts and paler underparts. The throat and breast are streaked dark brown. Has indistinct grey eyebrows, dark triangular loral spots with whitish borders, and a pale orbital ring. Adult female: Similar to the male, but lacks the dark loral spot and has a less distinct orbital ring. Juvenile: Similar to the adult female, but the face and underparts are yellowish.

[edit] Distribution

Southern coast of South Africa. Sedentary.

[edit] Taxonomy

Bradypterus is a genus of small brownish warblers with fairly broad bills. There are about 18 species from Africa and Asia, four of which occur in southern Africa.

There are two subspecies: The eastern subspecies, B. s. pondoensis is darker than the nominate (described above) and lacks streaks below.

[edit] Habitat

Short, dense thickets (including those with Lantana camara and bramble) along forest edges and watercourses.

[edit] Behaviour

Forages for invertebrates on the ground in dense cover. Difficult to locate if not calling.

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