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;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] rufescens | ;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] rufescens | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Grey [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | *Grey [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
*Pale [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | *Pale [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
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:*Southern [[Sudan]] to [[Uganda]], eastern [[Zaire]], western [[Kenya]], northern [[Botswana]] and north-western [[Angola]] | :*Southern [[Sudan]] to [[Uganda]], eastern [[Zaire]], western [[Kenya]], northern [[Botswana]] and north-western [[Angola]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their diet consists of insects and small frogs. | Their diet consists of insects and small frogs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Acrocephalus+rufescens}} | {{GSearch|Acrocephalus+rufescens}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:07, 17 April 2016
- Acrocephalus rufescens
Identification
16–18 cm (6¼-7 in)
- Grey supercilium
- Pale lores
Distribution
Widespread throughout sub-saharan Africa
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands: Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- A. r. senegalensis:
- A. r. rufescens:
- A. r. chadensis:
- Lake Chad environs
- A. r. ansorgei (niloticus, foxi):
Habitat
Papyrus swamps, reed-beds and marshes.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects and small frogs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greater Swamp Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Swamp_Warbler