Grauer's Warbler
Graueria vittata
Taxonomically unusual though not very boldly marked warbler. In poor light, or at a distance, looks dingy overall. A good look reveals a brown-olive back, and underparts that are heavily marked with fine barring. Found in thick understory tangles in montane forest of the Albertine Rift. Usually detected by its odd voice: a high, short, rising trill which sounds more like an insect than a bird. Most likely to be confused with Green-backed Camaroptera, but is larger, has a dark rather than red eye, and has fine barring below.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Graueria vittata
- Authority
- Hartert, EJO, 1908
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Macrosphenidae
- Genus
- Graueria
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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