Evergreen-forest Warbler
Bradypterus lopezi
Mid-sized warbler with a long, spiky tail. Varies geographically, with most birds dull brown or olive-green, though there is a bright rufous subspecies around the Albertine Rift. Found in forest at middle and high elevations. Skulks in dense undergrowth; remarkably shy and elusive. The song is a series of several “chu-wit” couplets that increase in volume. Similar to Cinnamon Bracken- and Bangwa Warblers, but in most of the range distinguished by much less rufous overall coloration. Around the Albertine Rift, distinguished from Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler by the lack of a well-defined white throat.
Identification
The evergreen forest warbler or Cameroon scrub-warbler (Bradypterus lopezi) is a grass warbler species in the family Locustellidae. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It has a subspecies, Bradypterus lopezi mariae, found in central and western Kenya to northern Tanzania.
Taxonomy
Genus: Bradypterus; Family: Locustellidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Bradypterus lopezi
- Authority
- (Alexander, 1903)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Genus
- Bradypterus
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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