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Alternative name: Bamboo Scrub-Warbler

Bradypterus alfredi

Identification

15 cm

  • Dark brown upperparts
  • Greyish underparts

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • B. a. alfredi:
  • B. a. kungwensis:

Habitat

Varied habitat, mostly areas with bamboo, forests and forest edges, tall grass and dense scrub, at heights up to 2300 m.

Behaviour

Diet

They forage on or near the ground for insects.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
  4. BirdLife International

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