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[[Category:Acrocephalus]] | [[Category:Acrocephalus]] | ||
;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] rufescens | ;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] rufescens | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 16–18 cm<br /> | ||
| + | *Grey [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
| + | *Pale [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Widespread throughout sub-saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | Widespread throughout sub-saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]]<br /> | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]]<br /> | ||
'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]]<br /> | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]]<br /> | ||
| − | '''African Islands''': | + | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands: [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po) |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''A. r. senegalensis'': | *''A. r. senegalensis'': | ||
:*[[Senegal]] | :*[[Senegal]] | ||
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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== | ||
| + | Swamps and reed-beds. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of insects and small frogs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Acrocephalus+rufescens}} | {{GSearch|Acrocephalus+rufescens}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 16 September 2014
- Acrocephalus rufescens
Identification
16–18 cm
- 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
Swamps and reed-beds.
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. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. 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 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Swamp_Warbler
