Alternative name: Grauer's Scrub-Warbler
- Bradypterus graueri
Identification
17 cm
Distribution
Western and Eastern Africa: found in eastern Zaire and adjacent Rwanda and Uganda
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Highland papyrus swamps. vine tangles in swampy grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, small caterpillars, spiders and beetles; also seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Grauer's Swamp Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Grauer%27s_Swamp_Warbler
