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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | An East [[Africa]]n species, distributed from | + | An East [[Africa]]n species, distributed from [[South Sudan]] and [[Ethiopia]] over [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], south-eastern [[Zaire]] south to [[Zambia]] and [[Malawi]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Four subspecies accepted<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | Four subspecies accepted<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
* ''B. c. cinnamomeus'' in most of East [[Africa]] | * ''B. c. cinnamomeus'' in most of East [[Africa]] | ||
| − | * ''B. c. cavei'' in South | + | * ''B. c. cavei'' in southern [[South Sudan]] and northeastern [[Uganda]] |
* ''B. c. mildbreadi'' in the Ruwenzori mountains | * ''B. c. mildbreadi'' in the Ruwenzori mountains | ||
| − | * ''B. c. nyassae'' from northern [[Tanzania]] to [[ | + | * ''B. c. nyassae'' from northern [[Tanzania]] to [[DRC]] and south to [[Zambia]] and [[Malawi]] |
The [[Bangwa Scrub-Warbler]] is considered conspecific by some authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | The [[Bangwa Scrub-Warbler]] is considered conspecific by some authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
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Their diet consists of small insects, beetles, ants and caterpillars. | Their diet consists of small insects, beetles, ants and caterpillars. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Bradypterus+cinnamomeus}} | {{GSearch|Bradypterus+cinnamomeus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bradypterus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bradypterus]] | ||
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- Bradypterus cinnamomeus
Identification
14–15 cm
- Long pale supercilium
- Graduated tail
Distribution
An East African species, distributed from South Sudan and Ethiopia over Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, south-eastern Zaire south to Zambia and Malawi.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four subspecies accepted[1]:
- B. c. cinnamomeus in most of East Africa
- B. c. cavei in southern South Sudan and northeastern Uganda
- B. c. mildbreadi in the Ruwenzori mountains
- B. c. nyassae from northern Tanzania to DRC and south to Zambia and Malawi
The Bangwa Scrub-Warbler is considered conspecific by some authorities[2].
Habitat
Dense vegetation, forest edges; observed at a height of 2500m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of small insects, beetles, ants and caterpillars.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to December 2007 (Corrigenda 7). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinnamon Bracken Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon_Bracken_Warbler
