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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 Rwenzori 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, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://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. (2025) Cinnamon Bracken Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon_Bracken_Warbler
